Word: dismissiveness
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...literature at least, never dismiss the lunatics. They're often the voices of reason. The Chinese learned that lesson in 1918 with Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman. This short story, which told of a world filled with bloodthirsty cannibals, was an attack on imperialists and China's own feudal system?both accused of devouring the masses. So astute was the critique that the story's madman became a revolutionary hero of sorts, and Lu Xun came to be heralded as the father of modern Chinese literature. In Ran Chen's novel A Private Life, set in Beijing...
...ever. In a Rose Garden ceremony that reminded everyone of the advantages that come with being an incumbent Commander in Chief, Bush, surrounded by his war Cabinet, declared it "my most solemn duty" to protect the nation and embraced part of the commission's recommendations--only to have Kerry dismiss the move as insufficient and late. Kerry then added the charge that the President's policies are "actually encouraging the recruitment of terrorists," which prompted Bush's stern reply that Kerry suffered from "a fundamental and dangerous misunderstanding of the enemy we face." Kerry even faulted Bush's reaction...
...been hitting the road, riding her own BMW with her husband George, 73, a letter carrier. They racked up thousands of miles, including an expedition to Alaska. But when George retired recently, they downsized to one bike, a BMW with a sidecar, which they take turns driving. Both dismiss the notion that you can be too old to ride. "If you have enough adventure in your soul," George asserts, "do it. If you doubt it, you have to live...
...many critics dismiss Davis, 56, as a purveyor of schlock, the Lawrence Welk of New Age. They are not impressed that Mannheim Steamroller, whose name derives from the German for crescendo, has performed twice at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree or that right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is a big fan. Romantic Melodies, a recent CD that scored the biggest week-over-week sales increase in Billboard history, was scorned by one critic for "anesthetic properties (that) would surely soothe ... in a proctologist's waiting room." Another compared Mannheim's violin-heavy harmonies to an orchestra...
...while Porter agreed that is all Clinton’s version of the events amounts to, he was not quite so quick to dismiss its effects...