Word: oughtness
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...same way, the Middle East, though populated predominantly by Arabs, is divided into many countries—some are anti-American, some are confused and chaotic, and some are our allies. And yet, I have still heard some of my (presumably educated) classmates crying out that we ought to “nuke the Ragheads” or “turn the Middle East into one giant parking...
...That ought to worry Tsang, the Hong Kong Chief Secretary. With property prices stuck in a rut and equity prices spiraling downward, the territory boasts some of the glummest consumers in Asia, despite its integration with China. For Hong Kong, a free port that depends heavily on trade with the world, the horrible uncertainty hanging over the global economy can only make things worse. Tsang and the rest of Asia will be following the war carefully?hoping for a fast peace...
...Well, I think we ought to pay attention to the rest of the world. The world has come to us, however involuntarily. When I was a young man, 40 years ago, I was sent to the Congo as a foreign correspondent for the Times, and then to Vietnam. I had to go very, very far away to find the tensions between different cultures and civilizations, between the Third World and the First World. And now, late in my life, it’s coming to our doorstep. Do I think we should be more interventionist right now? I think we?...
Admittedly, the sanctions against Iraq ought to be regarded as a crime against humanity. And yes, America’s unconditional support for Israel’s apartheid policies has angered many people around the world. But Osama bin Laden is not a champion of Palestinian rights, nor is he concerned with the children of Iraq. Osama bin Laden is not fighting on behalf of oppressed Muslims around the world. Instead, he fights to validate an interpretation of Islam that is offensive to most Muslims. Ask him why he wages war on America and he will tell you what...
...been molested as a boy; even that I couldn’t really be gay since, in a pre-interview with my parents, my dad had at one point interrupted my mom—thus proving that he wasn’t the weak, submissive father that a homosexual ought to have. Adult gays usually lived shallow, unfulfilling, empty lives—but if I wanted, he said, I could change. I tried to argue, but as a middle-schooler I was no match for a licensed psychologist three times my age. Riding home in the car, I couldn?...