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Finally, there is a certain disappointment with the idea of Europe itself, a sense that the Continent's greatest postwar dream, West European integration, has lost momentum. Since the mid-'60s, the principal focus for that aspiration, the European Community, has been burdened by frequent bickering and haggling. Typical was the ploy carried off last month by Greece, which extracted subsidy increases for its farmers as a condition for agreeing to the enlargement of the Community from ten members to twelve, a measure planned to take effect in January...
...illusions. In 1971 France dropped its longstanding opposition to British membership in the Community, and Britain, along with Ireland and Denmark, formally joined in 1973. The expansion of a formerly tightly knit group offered enlarged economic possibilities, but also hampered cohesion. The original spirit of joint sacrifice splintered in frequent acrimony, especially after the two oil-price shocks of the decade weakened West European economies. By the early '80s, the once solid NATO consensus on defense also came under strain as a result of the drawn-out missile-deployment drama...
...country's flourishing democracy, strong support for NATO, and eminence as the non-Communist world's third-largest economic power. Internally, he intended to put a new gloss on national pride and patriotism by increased emphasis on symbols such as the red, black and gold national flag and more frequent playing of the national anthem...
...season when colleges seemed becalmed, ripples of dissent and discontent are beginning to appear. While the demonstrations are hardly comparable in size, intensity or effect with the tumultuous wave of campus protests that changed the political landscape of the country in the late 1960s, they nevertheless indicate that the frequent laments about apathy and self-absorption in the 1980s student are not wholly justified...
...true that Harvard Square is now completely gentrified and bland, but Central Square has many venues that MIT and other area students frequent, as do Davis and Union squares in Somerville. Brighton, the area adjacent Boston College, is home to various basement clubs that host cutting-edge bands and other performances. MIT students organize raves and other parties at warehouses in the Fenway. Jamaica Plain has many cafes and bars that cater to the young. Undergraduates at many other area schools seem to have no trouble finding opportunities to act their age and pursue happiness...