Word: judgmentalism
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They are quick to add disclaimers like “We’re not here to pass judgment,” as Kalamchi says of DU. But the Greek consensus seems to be clear: they want to be different...
...We’re not here to critique or pass judgment on what final clubs do,” says Kalamchi. “Our organization is defined independently of anything else on campus...
...with the rest of the globe—has demonstrated a consistent pattern of alienating and misunderstanding the role of our allies. In comments published in the Des Moines Register on March 9, 2003, Kerry declared, “The greatest position of strength is by exercising the best judgment in the pursuit of diplomacy, not in some trumped-up, so-called coalition of the bribed, the coerced, the bought and extorted, but in a genuine coalition.” Just in case there was doubt that Kerry had changed his mind since the end of the Iraq...
KERRY: I'm all for strength when appropriate, and, you bet, there are a lot of countries in the Middle East that understand strength, and it's a very important message. But in my judgment, the way it was applied this time, it has encouraged street-level anger, and I have been told by people it encourages the recruitment of terrorists. I mean, look, even Rumsfeld's own memo underscores that they haven't discovered how to stem the tide of recruitment...
There will be plenty of talk of policy and doctrine, but the music beneath will all be about character and conviction. Whatever people think of Bush's judgment, they have much less question about his nerve. His prosecution of the war sent a message even to those who disagree with him that he will do whatever he thinks it takes to keep the country safe. All his attention on Kerry's shifting votes is less substance than subtext: Where's the guy's spine? When Bush uses "Steady leadership in times of change" as the tag line...