Word: pessimists
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Affirmation means denial. (Thus, for example, Magic Johnson approaches his life-threatening disease with optimism and good nature. This means he is "in denial." An optimist is only a pessimist who hasn't yet come out. Yes, in short, means no. This is different, however, from the fact that no means yes. That is what men say when women don't say yes to them...
...proper target for protest. Powell's distinguished career and inspiring success deserve our respect, not misguided hostility. It would be wrong to infer nefarious motives from Powell's frustrating conclusion about the issue of gays in the military. In fact, Powell is no bigot--he is merely a pessimist...
Thus, from Powell's point of view, the ban on gays is not consistent with justice, but it is consistent with utility: The ban is necessary. In Powell's eyes, the ban on gays in the military is much like war itself--a necessary evil. Powell apparently is a pessimist about achieving true tolerance and acceptance toward differences in sexuality. But he is definitely not a bigot...
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...they don't trust the political parties. It used to be, "I hate the Congress, but I love my Congressman." Now they've decided they hate their Congressman, too. Having fully discredited the parties and the institution, now we're discrediting the individuals. I'm not by nature a pessimist. I like to think that our system works and is going to right itself. But I see it decaying. I don't know what comes next after we have this tremendous cleaning-out election, mainly driven by discrediting people as individuals, and then the Congress gets together next year...