Word: diversionism
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Which leads me into a diversion, and perhaps the only bold statement of this piece. The Crimson has always come in for its share of criticism for its coverage of race relations--and for just about everything, as a matter of fact. Do we screw up? Yes, too much. Should...
"I was a Boy Scout, and it really hurts to have your credibility questioned," Coffey told The Crimson. "But I think the important thing is that students were able to get tickets at the reduced rate. I just want to get back to business." After this unfortunate diversion, so do...
"This election marked a point of no return for Massachusetts," Weld said in his victory speech. "Would we turn back or push forward? Would we render the past four years a momentary diversion or make them the initial steps in a new direction?"
Some nations are beginning to realize the style over substance nature of American mass culture. Going to Disneyland is a fun diversion, but in a century, someone will laugh at those plastic mouse ears, the basis of an entire culture. Mickey Mouse in fact stands a better chance of lasting...
When FBI director Louis Freeh visited Moscow last month, he told cadets and faculty of the Russian Police College that "one criminal threat looms larger than the others: the theft or diversion of radioactive materials in Russia and Eastern Europe." Organized-crime groups, he warned, would try to obtain such...