Word: martyrize
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...actions of the court and the University neglect two considerations which would favor another course. First, on a practical level, banning the book and stripping Staeglich of his degree could provoke and unintended response. The neo-Nazis may try to make Staeglich a martyr, calling him the victim of a conspiracy. A silenced Staeglich may win more Nazi sympathizers than a vocal one. Perhaps a more pragmatic way to combat the propaganda would be pointedly to refute its premise and its "evidence...
...steadfastly loyal to the President. "I love that guy," she said, "and I'd be proud to serve him any place." The affection was mutual. Notoriously reluctant to cut loose loyal aides in distress, Reagan continued to insist in his press conference on Friday that Burford was a martyr hounded to resign by environmental activists and a scandal-hungry press. He called her "a far bigger person than those who have been sniping at her with unfounded charges ... I wonder how they manage to look at themselves in the mirror in the morning." He lashed out at the Administration...
...cells. In reaction, right-wing vigilantes declared open season on Catholic lay workers and missionaries suspected of leftist activity. A pivotal event was the 1980 assassination in San Salvador of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, an outspoken opponent of the government, while he was saying Mass. Romero has become a martyr to the poor and to the rebellious left. John Paul may pray at Romero's tomb in the Metropolitan Cathedral, a gesture fraught with political significance. The right wing contends that the guerrillas have distorted Romero's nonviolent, nonpartisan social views, and fears that the Pope...
...with bagpipes, making the "our song" of the regiment, the tribe, stirring up the blood. The pipes have their wild rhetoric. It may both stiffen and imprison the spirit. Sometimes people cannot escape from their songs. The Irish gift for the instant ballad that glorifies this afternoon's martyr will ruin a human heart and turn children into killers, the heroes of tomorrow's pub songs...
...leniency now? One reason is that Mao is still widely revered in China, and the execution of his widow would be seen as a dishonor to his memory. It might also make her something of a martyr and inflame those ultraleftists now in hiding. By sparing her, the new government can reinforce its image of moderation and self-confidence. Says a Chinese official: "A political consideration is, of course, foremost: to preserve the current unity and stability in our country. Besides, she no longer has the ability to stir up trouble...