Word: dissention
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...surfacing across the nation's college campuses, in the national media, in Hollywood and among the . . . 'cultural elite' " aimed at "those who dare to disagree with the latest ideological fad." If anyone has ever actually prevented Thomas from expressing his views, I would like to hear of it. Vigorous dissent is not censorship...
Harvard Real Estate President Kristin S. Demong said there was "consensus" on the need for the smoking ban, though she acknowledged some dissent on the work group...
With less porking in the House, more military bases could have been closed. Ironically, after the military gave up its opposition, much of the dissent against defense cuts came from Democrats who had crusaded for cuts for years. Politicians should be able to foresee the contradictions that arise when they leave the party line aside to vote for their constituents' wishes; votes should be consistent. It's hypocrisy to vote for defense cuts one year, and then scream and yell for show as your comrades close the base in your backyard...
...Paradise of the Blind is not laden with heavy and vengeful political criticism. In fact, people who have regarded her works simply as vehicles for political dissent disappoint Duong. She has written a novel of disillusionment--not only with the corruption and ironies of the Communist Party and society, but also disillusionment with the strength of blood ties so embryonic to Vietnamese culture, with childhood on the poverty-stricken outskirts of Hanoi, with women's sacrifices, and with life. An intensely moving novel, Paradise transcends the boundaries of its setting...
...course, students shouldn't shout Powell down, or yell so loudly that his speech is inaudible. He has the right to speak, and his audience has the right to hear him. But the expression of dissent at Commencement is neither unprecedented nor undesirable. It's part of the University experience--an experience that, for most of us, has much more to do with opinion and debate than with protocol and decorum...