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Star states that "overt institutional racism [is] the conservative right's natural reaction to the Civil Rights movement." There is nothing "natural" about racism. It is a learned response to insecurities, fear and ignorance. The use of the word "natural" also implies that a governmental response of racism is merited by the actions of the Civil Rights movement. We suggest that racism was not a "natural response" to the Civil Rights movement, but that the movement was a "natural response" to the racism already in existence...
...Overt institutional racism, the conservative right's natural reaction to the Civil Rights movement (seen in their effort to get rid of affirmative action programs), cannot be destroyed, despite our best efforts. Overt institutional oppression no longer exists; covert institutional oppression does, but it is hard to see, and thus more difficult to legislate against...
...those words are directed as much at Dole as at Powell. In public last week, Dole and Gingrich made unusually overt displays of cooperation--twice holding joint press conferences to castigate the White House for failing to negotiate in good faith. In private, hard feelings are hardening. Dole suggested two weeks ago on national television that Republicans might not be able to deliver all the $245 billion in tax cuts they have promised. The admission so infuriated Gingrich that he telephoned three prominent Republican Governors and told them, in effect, "I've had it with this guy." Although the Senate...
...attempt to make up for the politically incorrect messages in the film (act like a stereotypical 1950s lady and you will succeed in life, drag queens and other gay people are Martians, etc.), the movie is peppered with overt political correctness. Because the trio are presented as asexual, the word "gay" is shoehorned into their lines to appease those ticket-buying gays who might want the movie to be more "out." The homophobic cop is a racist, bumbling fool. The wife-beater is evil and even teams up with the cop. (Of course a man in a dress beating...
France and its new President Jacques Chirac show no overt indications of pique at Washington's sudden front-running role. In fact, officials in Paris take some credit for the development, pointing out that it was Chirac who pushed for a well-armed Rapid Reaction Force and urged NATO to show its muscle. "I am delighted," said Chirac, "that the Americans have become strongly involved for the past few weeks." The British were solidly behind air strikes until, as Defense Minister Michael Portillo said, "the threat to Sarajevo is lifted." Privately, London had been asking Washington to broker a local...