Word: feelings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though many lower-income white Americans would not go to the extreme of exhibiting such violence, they nevertheless harbor as much pent-up anger. They feel that policies such as affirmative action--established to bring African Americans and other minorities to economic and social parity--infringe upon their rights. After all, they contend, they are not responsible for the grave injustices perpetrated against African Americans 30, 50 or 150 years...
...woman, I am insulted and feel abused by this cynical use of 'choice' as the latest, slickest and most misleading marketing trick on the part of the pro 1-2-3 forces," said Stephanie A. Gramolini, president of the good-government Cambridge Civic Association. "Make no mistake about it, the only choice that 1-2-3 offers is the opportunity for increased profits for the real estate industry," she added...
...know that I will still feel a tug at my heart when I see the Redskins score, and of course I wouldn't dream of becoming a Cowboys fan. But the deed has been done...
...should feel really proud of yourselves tonight," she shouted to the audience. "Because you took time out to care...
...list, alas, is long. Begin with public officials who have exploited the issue for 20 years, advocating phony feel-good nostrums like the current fad for drug testing in the workplace, as if mid-level bureaucrats were society's prime offenders. Joining the politicians in the dock are those antidrug crusaders who have either squandered credibility with exaggerated scare talk or strained credulity with prissy pronouncements. The media are culpable as well, for sensationalized coverage that has often served to glamourize the menace they are decrying. Then there are the social-policy conservatives who purport to see no connection between...