Word: moralizer
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Apart from the moral and ethical problems that buying off voters raises, such an act can increase instability in this frail country. It could lead the opposing party to doubt the legitimacy of the elections and lead to calls for another round of elections...
...certainly do not pretend to know the answers to the moral quandaries. But I do know that, now that the Sri Lankan state has defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, more commonly referred to as the Tamil Tigers, the government’s value rigidity—all of its black-and-white moralizing of the conflict—must cease if there is to be any chance at a permanent peace and a brighter future. More specifically, as the state finishes off the rebels, it must promise to address the political grievances of the minority groups whom...
...vaguely recall something from history class about the repeal of Prohibition and the subsequent taxation of liquor playing a significant role in our nation's recovery from the Great Depression. Perhaps if our leaders were willing to show some guts in the face of the so-called moral arguments against legalization, we could make that plan work for us again. Hugh Jones, Seattle...
...save money, the Chakrabortys stopped going out to nightclubs, not long before a spate of so-called "moral policing" attacks in which women were assaulted in public by small groups of unidentified men for wearing jeans and sleeveless tops. "I have a tough time getting out of the house," Soma says, making it difficult for her to find friends or new professional contacts. They don't want the government to bail them out, but they do want a city that understands and encourages their ambitions. (See pictures of the tempestuous Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of India...
...Moral policing might sound like a minor quality-of-life issue, but for young Bangaloreans it is symbolic of a broader failure of governance. "You know that the government can do something about it," says Michelle Sebastian, 26, marketing manager at the hotel. But no one has been arrested in Bangalore, and she still feels unsafe going out at night. "We pay taxes. Where's the money going?" Instead of putting more police on the streets, the local government is using the incidents to justify new restrictions on bars and restaurants. The employees at the Ista worry that disrupting local...