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Word: dissents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lovely protesters in their monk robes and specialized t-shirts. It all seemed like such a perfectly organized circus to us that Jiang might take the idea back to his own military state. The message for the next Communist Party convention? If you can manipulate and manage dissent so as not to have it taken seriously, why bother shooting...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: PROTEST 101 | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...There's a little bit of space for dissent within the system," he said. "I stay within the boundaries of what can be heard...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Columnist, Commentator Alterman Calls for Less Biased Coverage | 11/5/1997 | See Source »

...liberalism, Jiang will be forced to confront calls for democratic reform more than anywhere else on his U.S. tour. At Harvard, more than anywhere else, Jiang will be forced to see that in America, the right to free expression is not his alone. He will see how protest and dissent are voiced in a democratic society that respects personal freedoms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jiang: Return Democracy's Call | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...stems from the form and logic of a political system. This violence is used to cow the population into submission in order to support the system. In China this structural violence has taken the form of human rights abuses in a variety of guises meant to destroy any political dissent, free thought or understanding of personal freedom...

Author: By Adam J. Levitin, | Title: Jiang's Halloween Costume | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...visit can only strengthen his position in the Chinese government to squash the dissent and the criticism," he says...

Author: By Peggy S. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students From China React to Appearance of Their President | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

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