Word: distruster
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...others say that the charges may reflect minority distrust of Boston city politics, whether or not they accurately portray the circumstances of the plan's development. School Committee President Tom O'Reilley says, "There were probably some legitimate concerns under the rhetoric... Blacks were protected under the courtordered plan. For some, there's a sense of insecurity and risk...
...This distrust led Superintendent of Schools Lavalle Wilson to develop his own desegregation plan, which he said accounted for the views of minority Parents. Wilson's plan included not only controlled choice but also school closings, educational themes and other issues. Last Tuesday, Wilson's plan was merged with the School Committee's plan--written by Willie and Alves--with most points of disagreement set aside for further debate...
...arms control agreements are necessary to reduce nuclear danger, he continues to suggest a complete disarmament treaty is unachievable because each country could not be sure if the other was truly complying with the deal. However, it is this very notion of mistrust that perpetuates and adds to present distrust...
...student complaints. Minority students on campus took the poster to be offensive, an indication that perhaps many on campus would like to return to the 1950s when, in the words of jazz great Gil Scott-Heron, the movies were in black and white and so was everything else. The distrust is great. But we are reluctant to acknowledge that the distrust is legitimate. Somewhere along the line we have lost patience with the demand for sensitivity, and, as a result, we have become immune to those who feel injured...
...this respect, it seems that the level of distrust will not soon dissipate. For each victory is seen in terms of a power dynamic, not as part of a moral conversion. Thus each victory is hollow and only makes the desire for victory the next time greater. In each win, there seems only the confirmation of the worst fears of the accuser. The change is on the surface, but the real demand is for a change of heart...