Word: meannesses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Matter of Manners. Did all this mean that "the situation was deteriorating," or, in plain English, that the world was closer to war? It did not. Two years ago, when honeyed words flew between Russia and the West, the basic ideas, methods, objectives and interests of Communism on the one hand and democracy on the other were every inch as far apart as they are today. The only change is that two years ago a lot of Americans did not realize how big the gap was, and now they do. For this, thanks is largely due to the harsh words...
This does not mean that there will be no House social activities on those two weekends, however, the committee stated, but rather that these dates will be left free for closed dances and other affairs at the option of the individual Houses...
What did the revival of the Comintern mean? It meant: 1) all-out Communist concentration against U.S. efforts to achieve economic and political peace in Europe, a new era of Communist power politics; 2) Russia's open reassumption of her place (dropped for tactical reasons during World War II) as leader of the world revolution; 3) intensifying of the battle of ideologies (Communism v. democracy), as a prelude to the battle of systems (Communism v. capitalism). The Comintern revival might also mean that Russia was tightening Communist organization for a series of imminent political (and perhaps military) actions...
...Moscow, the news sent a chill through many average Russians who have no way of controlling their Government. Said one: "If this doesn't mean war, what does...
...Century movies, he observes that "the cinematograph was then in its infancy. It has stayed there ever since." He bitterly regrets the day "the male and female crooner, or moaner, began to trouble the night air. . . . 'Craziness' in entertainment . . . is still the general note today. Nothing must mean anything-a reflection, no doubt, of the general life of this age. Bat's wings, bat's eyes, and bat's brains...