Word: inhumanness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...today. What happened to Lenell Geter [Dec. 26] is still occurring in many places outside Texas. Geter had to spend 16 months in prison before an uproar caused the people to back down enough to let him out. There is no way that he can be compensated for such inhuman treatment...
...else toward the terminal global flash. The symbolism of the pictures from Rebibbia is precisely the Christian message, that people can be redeemed, that they are ascendant toward the light. In a less exalted sense, the scene may be important because it suggests that human beings can respond to inhuman acts by being sane and civilized and forbearing, more decent, perhaps, than the killers deserve...
...excellent firsthand account "Inside Castro's Prisons" [Aug. 15] by Armando Valladares is a rewarding sign of the strength of true democracy and a free press. The inhuman conditions of Castro's jails either have not been permitted to be reported objectively in the American news media or have been shouted down by the well-oiled and lavishly financed international Marxist left. You have shown bravery and independence in publishing this touching narration...
Their more recent offerings, including international dance favorite "Blue Monday," phased out even the glimmer of emotion that made "Temptation" so powerful. "Blue Monday," with its stark heartbeat-like electronic drums, was a disturbing song because it was so mechanical, so inhuman, but, nonetheless, catchy. The lyrics and occasional synthesizer effects were but minor distractions from that thumping beat...
Victor F. Weisskopf once said "Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Throughout his career as a prominent theoretical nuclear physicist, Weisskopf has sought to balance the exploding field of scientific knowledge with a basic sense of humanity...