Word: kowtow
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...discovering a newfound pride in their heritage. They needn’t look to the West for expressions of their modernized selves but can instead draw from their nation’s past. When Indians hear American accents in shopping malls and hotel bars, they no longer accommodate and kowtow. Instead, they ask how Americans are responding to the downturn after causing worldwide economic collapse. My high-school self would certainly have been pleased...
Beinart's comments finally expose the problem blocking the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Getting Netanyahu to back down will be quite a feat but Obama has set the bar high, and rightly so. The Israel lobby has always managed to get the U.S. to kowtow to Israel but if Obama is resolute he may force a freeze on the settlements. The Palestinians have had their land stolen for long enough and they deserve it back. Not only that, they deserve to take over the settlements as they stand today as well as receiving back all the refugees who were forced...
...taxpayers, we fund the health care of our elected officials. Maybe it is time to strip the coverage of those officials who kowtow to lobbies and show no interest in mending this situation. David Walker, DARTMOUTH, MASS...
...taxpayers, we fund the health care of our elected officials. Maybe it is time to strip the coverage of those officials who kowtow to lobbies and show no interest in mending this situation. David Walker, Dartmouth, Mass...
...taxpayers, we fund the health care of our elected officials. Maybe it is time to strip the coverage of those officials who kowtow to lobbies and show no interest in mending this situation. David Walker, DARTMOUTH, MASS...