Word: functional
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that the $25 billion a year spent on Viet Nam could not "be simply redeployed from the prosecution of a war to the pacification of U.S. cities [Sept. 8]." In reality, it could be redeployed; that it probably would not be is a function of the democratic process, not the logistical impossibility of such a transfer. If the transfer were to take place, it would not be an "abdication of responsibility abroad," but rather a long-awaited acceptance of responsibility at home, a responsibility that has heretofore been met with programs meant to pacify dissident elements rather than alleviate problems...
...first to admit that in practical terms she can not initiate any legislation which would pass or stop apartheid bills, Mrs. Suzman is convinced that even if she is only a token, it is important to keep the voice of liberalism alive. Another function which she feels she performs is continuing to elicit information from the government, information which without her questioning, would never be aired...
...Suzman says that her basic function is to keep a toe-hold in Parliament, kep the channels of information open, and try to counter the reactionary trend in South Africa. The conflict in Vietnam has taken much of the world attention and odium away from the regime in South Africa, but Mrs. Suzman hopes to keep a minimum of pressure on the government until inflation forces the Afrikaners into economic integration...
Despite the tendency away from Pan-Africanism, however, AAAAS serves a valid function. It is an outlet for Harvard and New England Negroes to maintain dignity by identfying as a group and as a private social organization. Currently, some Harvard Negroes are in a tough spot, it being difficult to endorse Black Power right...
...children have such excessive fear of teachers and schools unless they are extremely emotionally disturbed. He is judging teachers by 19th century standards. If children have some fear of being wrong, this is good. Authority figures abound in our world. Education's purpose is to prepare people to function in society as it is; not in some Utopian fairyland where there are no frustrations, or where no one is ever wrong or punished. The teacher's role is to impart the knowledge he has acquired, to guide the students' thinking, to explore, to experiment, and yes, even...