Word: dismissiveness
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...Obama believes that what others dismiss as a weakness is actually a strength. As he traveled across four Asian nations in seven days, the President delivered much the same message he has already delivered to 16 other countries in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East: the U.S. is no longer interested in simply imposing solutions on other nations. It wants to usher in a "new era of engagement with the world based on mutual interests and mutual respect," as Obama said in Tokyo...
...exceptionalism of American citizenship or advocate for tighter borders. But Dobbs lost credibility when he began to provide a platform for hate groups and spread one-sided misinformation about immigrants. Many journalists advocate for the protection of a certain national culture. But Dobbs was often prone to mischaracterize and dismiss what many groups that make up America have to offer. It’s little wonder that a national grassroots movement played a significant role in forcing Dobbs...
...First, the events of the past 14 months have made predictions of impending economic doom seem a lot more credible than they used to. When Faber forecasts not only a worthless dollar but also a "collapse of our capitalistic system as we know it today," it's impossible to dismiss him out of hand. Second, the data point that has dollar worriers most alarmed - burgeoning U.S.-government debt - is for real. Finally, the global monetary setup we've had since the early 1970s (one with the dollar at its center) is looking rickety. Something has to give. (See pictures...
...imports. This month, the U.S. slapped duties of up to 99% on some Chinese-made steel pipes. China announced soon after that it was looking into imports of U.S.-made cars from manufacturers that received government support. The trend has economists worried about a trade war. But U.S. officials dismiss that notion, arguing that the affected goods comprise a small part of the massive trade relationship that surpassed $400 billion last year. The global economic slump has no doubt exacerbated tensions, but the U.S. and China have matured in how they discuss their trade differences. "They're working through...
...oversimplified a complaint as it may be, it would be unwise for the poetic community to dismiss the confounding quality of contemporary poetry entirely. It is often quite difficult to divine meaning from poems written today—even for those intimately involved in reading and writing them—particularly on the first go-round. This stems from the myriad ways of experiencing a given poem and each way’s respective degree of appeal. Readings based on analysis—a summary of the narrative thread or a pinpointing of the poem’s speaker...