Word: leftism
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...interpretation, widespread in Germany, blames the isolation, extreme leftism and us-them mentality of the country's universities for at least the climate in which the terrorism developed. At the universities, says Stanley Rothman, a political scientist at Smith College, leftists took charge so effectively in the late '60s that they created "a tight little world, remote from the increasing disapproval of the society, where the students were able to act out their fantasies." Although radical leftists remain a minority (perhaps 20%) among student and faculty, they exercise disproportionate control because of their activism. A much larger segment...
...that started several years ago, part of the incredibly overwritten "new mood on campus," which is now the old mood. It is reflected in the rampant pre-professionalism (that 80 per cent figure is the highest ever) and an increasing depoliticization. This is not just a move away from leftism--although that, too, is evident--but a move away from all political interest or conviction. Of course, it is risky to generalize from a few conversations, but the trend seems to be confirmed once again...
Given the extent to which Americans identify youth with leftism, it is upsetting when a welldressed teenaged boy says he thinks "We should have a higher social standing, not so low." Another adds, "I think this government should go and be replaced by another one that's more right-wing." The members of the upper class stand in sharp relief against the workers who point proudly to a director's house that is now a daycare center, and the people who describe the changes in their lives and speak hopefully of a socialist future. The legality of Allende's government...
...impressive--sound woman on Hearts and Minds, camera, sound and direction on Winter Soldiers, and camera woman Gimme Shelter--all three classic documentaries of the 1970s. Kopple is a veteran of the anti-war movement, "from the first Pentagon march where they clubbed us," and sincere in her leftism. "I grew up on a vegetable farm outside New York, and one of the first things I remember is going home from school to watch the McCarthy trial on t.v. I don't know why I think the way I do--my parents were very straight with me, answered...
...film version of Love Story, fear not. Marcie, heiress-apparent to the former all-Ivy wing, is no match for Jennifer Cavilleri. She is, however, outrageously rich, mysterious, athletic and beautiful. Oliver's first comment about her is that she has a "fantastic ass." Obviously, Oliver's precious leftism does not include feminism...