Word: platformization
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...There is a duty to oppose racists, even if one agrees with many of their legitimate policy positions because of the danger they pose to our society. It is important to expose bigots instead of accepting them into the mainstream by focusing on their respectable advocacy. Giving demagogues a platform to speak about legitimate issues also enhances their ability to spread hate...
What was the significance of Bill Bradley's run, and what does his pullout mean for the Democratic Party and the general election? Bradley ran to the left of Al Gore '69, appealing to the more traditional Democratic Party constituencies. Centering his platform around liberal themes, like universal health care and an activist approach to race relations, Bradley hoped to galvanize support amongst Democrats and independents to unseat Washington-establishment candidate Gore...
Like so many charismatic revolutionaries, Gusmao used his imprisonment as a platform. At his trial in Dili, he called for a vote on East Timor's future: "Whoever is afraid of the referendum is afraid of the truth." He quickly became one of the world's most prominent political prisoners, writing poetry and letters to keep the dream of independence alive. In 1997 Mandela visited and called for his release. A year later, Suharto's successor, B.J. Habibie, surprised everyone--particularly his own military--by taking up Gusmao's challenge of a referendum on full independence for East Timor...
...talk about how the PlayStation was seen as a no-hoper--until it caught the imagination of games developers and took off like a particularly speedy Crash Bandicoot. It's no accident that Microsoft is trying to woo developers with Sony's sales pitch: We're an easier platform to write for. Gates has already won over such top games companies as Electronic Arts, Konami and Eidos, makers of Tomb Raider...
...this is not to say that Buchanan deserved a warm reception yesterday--Nazi apologists generally do not. Nevertheless, his appearance was a squandered opportunity for Harvard students to explore the platform of a man who may be more than an insignificant player in this year's race for the White House. A sophisticated discussion of Buchanan's policies might have given him, and the independents in the audience, something to think about. Yesterday, by confirming the country's worst suspicions about Harvard's self-righteous arrogance, we only alienated those independents and fueled Buchanan's devotion to his frightening cause...