Word: orwellian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Forcible rape" is a scary term. It says that rape doesn't inevtibly mean forcible; it says that rape is something that just happens, with or without force, or maybe with or without consent, to be more Orwellian about it. "Forcible rape" implies that rape is nobody's fault, except maybe that of the raped woman...
...With Orwellian thoroughness, the hard-liners revise history to justify a harsh roundup of "counterrevolutionary hooligans" and make heroes of the army. -- Gorbachev receives a tumultuous welcome in West Germany...
Cynicism about changing the policies of the orwellian Corporation certainly contributes to this refusal. Several years ago, students erected shanties and stopped traffic in the Square to protest Harvard's investments in South Africa. The Corporation didn't budge. Working at PBH, by contrast, guarantees good results; hours of efforts won't end in total frustration...
...address concerns about computerized invasions of privacy are still embryonic. A bill to create "data integrity boards" to oversee Government computer matching programs is expected to pass Congress this year. But civil libertarians argue that tighter restrictions are needed. The alternative, they say, is a frightening drift toward an Orwellian society in which Big Brother is always watching. Says Jerry Berman, director of the Project on Privacy and Technology of the American Civil Liberties Union: "If you have a surveillance system looking over a wide range of activities, the message is clear: don't deviate. That means don't cheat...
...working mothers reflects traditional American attitudes: old-fashioned motherhood has stood right up there with the flag and apple pie in the pantheon of American ideals. To some people day-care centers, particularly government-sponsored ones, threaten family values; they seem a step on the slippery slope toward an Orwellian socialist nightmare. But such abstract concerns have largely receded as the very concrete need for child care is confronted by people from all walks of life...