Word: denialism
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...closest Mondale came to campaigning was a crack about the President's qualified denial of any plans to raise taxes. "I took a break from fishing to listen to Mr. Reagan," said the Democratic nominee. "I've been hearing fish stories all week, but tonight Mr. Reagan told a big one ... The American people don't want a fish story, they want the truth from their President before the election...
...odyssey. His blue, white and yellow chartered jet, carrying 63 reporters and cameramen and 27 Secret Service agents, flew into Panama City on Saturday, June 23. Jackson toured the Panama Canal and charged that its construction and the U.S. administration of the Canal Zone had brought "shame, hurt, pain, denial, disgrace and economic exploitation" to Panamanians. The U.S. role in Panama, said he, embodied "the worst dimension of American segregation and South African apartheid...
...more personal measure of self-worth. In a university such as Harvard, there are more than a few opportunities to feel disappointment, anxiety and failure. From an inability to make a freshman team to a low grade on a thesis, a failure to pass oral exams, or a denial of tenure, we allow subjective evaluations by others to constitute not only a system of values for us, but also to assign our place in this system. Perhaps it is our occasional failure to respect and value ourselves enough which contributes to our moments of insensitivity and injury to others...
...appeal of ordeal is not the accomplishment itself but reaching the state of awareness through the nearly forgotten practice of self-denial. By indulging in an excessive standard of living fueled by imaginary needs created by Madison Avenue and disseminated by the media, the Western world has lost touch with its senses. Denial breaks the spell and allows the individual to become aware. With a raised consciousness one can rediscover true values and a sense of self-worth...
...were to repeat the first statement two more times, that should undoubtedly convince all readers that I am lying. There is something about three times denial that strikes a chord in Americans. The same odd chord is struck with the thought of Communism, which is why I hastened to add the second statement...