Word: moralization
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Blankenhorn isn't opposed to using government stimulus to ease the transition, but he's worried that it could obscure the need for big changes in behavior. "If the moral of today's crisis is 'Let's stimulate this and bail out that, and as soon as things get back to normal, we can go back to a debt culture,' that's just not a sustainable idea," he says...
...appreciated. Our days as the world's policeman are over, and that's a good thing. Let's lead in other, better fights, such as global warming and disease eradication. This would be not only economically smart but also far more effective in creating the goodwill and moral capital that have always been our real sources of power and influence. Charles Johnson, ST. PETERSBURG...
...with Iraq and Afghanistan? Obama should look at the rationale for maintaining forces in Germany, Japan and South Korea - even there our presence is not appreciated. Our days as the world's policeman are over, and that's a good thing. Let's return to creating the goodwill and moral capital that have always been our real sources of power and influence. Charles Johnson, St. Petersburg...
...Hong Kong police, for their part, argue that the current law is fair. It "strikes a reasonable balance between the human rights and privacy of sex workers, the well-being of other members of the community as well as the prevailing moral values of the community," a police spokesman stated in an e-mail. "The police aim to prevent the exploitation of women and girls for the purposes of prostitution, to combat organized prostitution activities and to lessen the nuisance to members of the public that 'vice activities' may cause." A more pressing goal, however, is to catch...
...year-old mother in a black chador watching the parade with her handsome 22-year-old son said she was there to show her appreciation for the revolution "because back then, we didn't have any freedom, and moral vice was widespread." The son chipped in, "I would say, I don't know about freedom, 'cause I wasn't there, but vice was probably just more on the surface back then, whereas now, it is under the city's skin...