Word: harmfulness
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...otherwise rational people are enthusiastic about TM. And unlike many supposed remedies for psychic malaise, it has drawn little criticism from behavioral scientists. At worst, say the experts, the hordes of American meditators-an estimated 250,000 strong, with thousands of new converts a month-are doing themselves no harm, though they may be kidding themselves about TM's effectiveness. At best, the meditators may really be on to something...
...benign version of Hitler, showing up in newsreels, on innumerable posters, and in the rhetoric of nationalist speakers. In retrospect, Petain is recognized to have been a symbol of safety and accomodation. So many wanted a way out, and Petain was acceptable as an old man who couldn't harm anyone. The film's critique of him is personal--he was very much a defeatist--but it holds him as symbol, not scapegoat. The Sorrow's shame is collective...
...natural beauty and climate of "the Magic Virgin" is unsurpassed, and I left regretfully, but the continual fear of bodily harm, jeering harassment, the lack of orderly law enforcement and the apathy of many public officials gave me no other choice. (Arriving at my residence to investigate the fourth break-in within six months, the officer proceeded to borrow a pen so that he could write the report on the palm of his hand, having no paper...
FAVORITE POEM: I love little pussy, her coat is so warm, and if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm...
...Harm to Ellsberg...