Word: discreditation
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...haven’t seen it in the right light yet? Or is there something bigger thwarting our good intentions? What we think we understand is undermined by our vague powerlessness in the face of the confusion and inefficiency generated by the very methods necessary to avoid or discredit violence: dialogue, discussion, negotiation, democracy...
Kerrey is a genuine hero. The fact is that the Vietnam War is still being fought by former government officials, by refugees and by anyone who is looking for a forum for his own agenda. Should we discredit all our military personnel who spent time in that hell? As someone who was against the war in the '60s and '70s, I say it's time to let it rest. ALEX HOWARD North Bergen...
...there is another reason why liberals should engage in the debate with conservatives over homosexuality: conservative arguments opposing homosexuality are immoral. Just as some on the right have proclaimed a cultural war against homosexuals and other leftist groups, our society needs a concerted effort to discredit and expose as immoral the conservative views on and efforts opposing homosexuality...
...Education Network, a Task Force member, is among those leading the charge; interestingly, representatives of Miller Brewing Company, Anheuser-Busch Companies and Coors Brewing Company serve on the Network's board of trustees. The alcohol industry is profit-motivated, and it may have its own reasons for wanting to discredit the term "binge drinking" and the years of research conducted by leading academic and governmental research organizations...
...lines of "white professors were unwilling to give C's to those black students who deserved C's. To be fair, they couldn't continue to give C's to white students with the same performance." It is completely unclear how this, as one student in the article claims, "discredit[s] the efforts of African-Americans who came [to Harvard] and worked so hard...