Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beyond poverty and violence and moral decay by leaving behind the welfare state and the deadening, blockheaded bureaucratic mind of Washington: a renewed civilization, says Newt--Norman Rockwell in the 21st century, a wholesome Utopia. Newt's destination has the refulgence of a never-never land--that is, an ideal. But in America, ideals have always been a necessary and efficient form of national energy. Which came first--Newt's vision of the future? Or his fierce personal ambition? Which one drives the other? The nearest answer may be found in W.B. Yeats' line (in language prettier than Gingrich might...
Notwithstanding the curiosities of the campaign, a serious issue lies at its heart. The election has essentially become a vote of confidence on President Boris Yeltsin's economic reforms and their high social cost. "This is the ideal moment for those who want to turn back the clock," says Moscow political commentator Otto Latsis. "The price has been paid for reform, but the average person will not see the results for several more years...
...will go Boo! as they are programmed to do, and audiences will go Eek! as they are programmed to do. Occasionally, the films will require actors, listed in the credits as "Special Human Effects," but they won't need viewers with minds of their own. These movies will be ideal for the cybergeneration: machines playing to machines...
Indeed, the examples cited by Ben-Shachar if anything contradict his argument. Fore example, he claims that the Oklahoma bombing of last spring was the end result of the "continuous denigration of government officials." In Ben-Shachar's ideal word, political criticism apparently is not protected speech. Explosives and a deranged disregard for human life--and not words--destroyed the federal building...
...Ideal Student, Silent, Disempowered," read one poster. "The administration recently concluded a year long search for a dean for public service. At every stage student input was solicited then ignored. The candidate ultimately selected has been judged unacceptable by students...