Word: moralisms
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...music writer Jon Savage's fascinating new book, Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture 1875-1945, ends. His 576-page trawl through the social commentary, memoirs and reportage of Europe and the U.S. in those decades shows how all the indicators of modern youth culture - the generational antagonism, the moral panics, the idealism, the shocking dress sense - were in place long before teenagers made a name for themselves...
...have a moral imperative to create partnerships with the public to really bring science to everyone in a way that’s open, in a way that’s transparent, in a way that’s meaningful,” Lue said to the crowd...
...there, to be part of something greater than yourself. But today’s students are paralyzed by the impotent sensation of having nothing to fight for. Everything seems either too big (Iraq), too trivial (cage-free eggs), or too intractable (Darfur). In the days of postmodernism, irony, and moral relativism, it’s difficult to find something to latch on to. In the meantime, those dreaming strikers will stay on in Harvard Yard, bang their drums (or Poland Spring water bottles), and cry out to whomever will listen, “What do we want? Justice! When...
Ncube: These people have no moral values. They are totally opposed to morality. The amount of suffering they have created: half of our children are out of school. These people have no conscience. What goes, what is allowed, is what suits Mugabe and what suits his aims of retaining power. They're really depraved. They are totally corrupt, ruthless, cruel...
...South Africa , Mandela set the standard for other leaders to follow. We have Mugabe, who does anything for power, whose god is power. As a result, moral standards no longer have any importance in Zimbabwe. Moral standards have plummeted. Corruption has never been so bad. Young people are so opportunistic now. Anything goes. People survive by stealing. They say: "Whatever helps you, do it." They are imitating Mugabe. This is the heritage he has passed...