Word: overreactions
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Minorities in the U.S. are, of course, oppressed and persecuted. But to define this reality in terms of "image," to argue that the use of familiar words describing familiar facts constitutes "persecution," only trivializes the ideals of equality and social justice. When touchy minorities turn hypersensitive and overreact to ethnic slights (some real, some imaginary), they succeed only in transforming tolerance into a subtle new form of hypocrisy, more mouthed piety than reform of the heart...
...Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, did sound one ominous note: long-term effects in children may be serious. In an as yet unpublished study, he reports on eight children. All had a previous history of being timid and nervous, and many of their parents had a "tendency to overreact to the threatening situation." In the wake of the riots, the children's condition grew markedly worse. All were affected by such varying symptoms as fainting spells, asthmatic attacks, and visible tension at the thought of leaving the house. Two children were subject to an increase of grand...
Unquestionably, the situation is serious, but some qualifications are necessary. The economic picture appears bleaker than it really is because the market tends to overreact. It jumps extravagantly when the economy is strong, plunges precipitously when business weakens (and sometimes when it does not). Moreover, the economy has not suddenly run out of steam because of some inexplicable decline of consumer demand. Most of the drops in profits and jobs are the result of a deliberate, managed slowdown...
...delays? Probably they were precipitated by the University's determination to keep the vital functions of the University operating smoothly. But to worry about the University being closed down is to overreact; the employees, NAC, and the Strike Steering Committee announced early last week that their aim was not to shut down the University, but to use it as a base of action and a center of organization. They wanted only that employees be allowed to participate in anti-war activities without loss of pay or reprisals...
Most black people in New Haven are eager to see the Panthers receive a fair trial. But many agree that large-scale protest may be necessary to bring that about, and they fear that if they demonstrate the police will overreact and begin to use guns...