Word: egalitarianism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...could say the voters have been fooled by the “piece of the rock” they got...in the mail. But a common goal of preserving democratic vitality could save our budgetary keisters: allowing Democrats to muster political support for the fiscal responsibility needed to sustain egalitarian policies...
...policies and procedures have been carefully designed to avoid discriminating between its students on the basis of criteria irrelevant to the quality of their work and ideas. Refusing to facilitate recruitment by racist or otherwise discriminatory employers is a central part of this commitment. Harvard aims to be egalitarian and meritocratic, and the pursuit of these principles has produced institutional excellence and a special moral authority...
It’s a disturbing finding, and as Harvard students—walking exemplars of egalitarian political correctness—it is tempting to write it off as a social dynamic exclusive to Duke. But before we accuse the Blue Devils of being trapped in a different era, perhaps we ought to examine the environment on our own campus...
...Remember Coldplay’s “Yellow”? Or Missy Elliott’s “Work It” with the elephant noise? These are the gems that make the incipient brain death worth it for the snob. Perhaps for the true pop fanatic/musical egalitarian, all songs are created equal. But even for such democratic listeners, some songs must be more equal than others...
...need an egalitarian approach to sports,” he continued. “We take as much pride in all our sports as we do in ones like football and hockey...