Word: denialism
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...Freud discovered what he called a "leukoplastic growth on my jaw and palate." He correctly identified the cause as smoking, and was worried enough to suspect cancer. He was right; but apparently the man who knew so much about the mechanisms of denial in others had little influence over his own defenses. Rather than seek the opinion of a leading specialist, he selected a rhinologist of whom he had a low opinion. Was this an example of the celebrated "death wish," or perhaps just another instance of his need to be the boss? Macht nichts. The nose doctor operated...
South African Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha responded with something less than an outright denial of Pretoria's complicity, saying merely, "The South African government cannot be held responsible for this deed." He suggested, without offering any proof, that "serious arguments" among antiapartheid organizations may have led to September's killing. Supporters of the nonracial A.N.C. have indeed been caught up in deadly battles with other political groups, including the blacks-only Azanian People's Organization and the Zulu-based Inkatha organization. Factional disputes also exist inside the A.N.C. French police, however, disclosed no evidence linking any group, of whatever...
...unconventional tape-recorded message, a Harvard Law Professor has called for a meeting to gather the "scarred" Law School faculty to discuss the controversy over last month's denial of tenure to Assistant Professor of Law Clare Dalton...
...woman graduate student a ride after dark because, according to chief of Harvard's police, Paul E. Johnson, she was "abusing" the service. Her offense had been to take rides with the escort service six times from Larson Hall to Peabody Terrace after her Wednesday evening class. This denial of protection is an abdication of the police responsibility to protect students, and it must be condemned...
...contra or jarred by defeats in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, Bush maintained his strategy. He never let the Reagan mantle slip from his trim frame, never strayed far from the base camp of Reagan policy and Reagan philosophy. When he did utter some minor heresy, it was a denial rather than an assertion. "I want to add here," he said almost parenthetically in one major speech, "that I do not hate government. I'm proud of my long experience in government." That was supposed to be a sign that he was inching toward the future rather than wallowing...