Word: discredits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...occasionally exaggerated rhetoric of the feminists would not matter, except that it could discredit an important movement that still has a long way to go. Are suburban wives really comparable to the inmates of Nazi concentration camps? So Betty Friedan argued eight years ago, groping for strong words in The Feminine Mystique to stir up the feminist movement after its 43-year relapse following ratification of the 19th amendment. Now, having achieved some success, the movement might be expected to show greater responsibility. Instead, in countless books and "consciousness raising" sessions, hyperbole seems to have become its hallmark. "The majority...
...broader movement within the Church and a section on Ivan Illich, it necessarily centers on them. Hers is the most complete chronicle to date of the Berrigans' activity, and it is a particularly important book in view of the U. S. government's latest at tempt to discredit their movement and intimidate others who would join them...
Dead or Alive. Connally's faltering was not all his own fault. He was led down the garden path by Wilbur Mills, a longstanding opponent of the revenue-sharing concept. Mills is determined to discredit Nixon's economic policies and -if possible-kill the revenue-sharing plan forever. This is a matter of not only political philosophy and party loyalty, but also presidential ambition as well. Mills wants to see the Democrats defeat Nixon in 1972; he is also beginning to think that he may be the man to do it. Mills is now taking his presidential candidacy...
...accusations against our brothers and sisters cause us special concern because we see the charges as an effort to discredit the Peace Movement in this country. For those of us who would look to our federal officials for leadership and an example that the law has been used for harassment and defamation of character, not only of the defendants but of all those who have shared their goals and ideals, causes severe pain. Our conviction is that the accused have already proven themselves true patriots by their commitment to peace-making...
...therefore state that the allegations against me, late to work, overuse of the telephone, are grossly exaggerated, and are made to discredit me because I hold and express anti-war views and seek discharge as a conscientious objector...