Word: powerlessness
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When long-time liberal activist and author Paul Rogat Loeb faced an audience of the Cambridge Forum at First Parish Church Monday night, its meagerness appeared to confirm one of his primary concerns: When citizens feel politically powerless, apathy is tempting...
...again, Brown is predicting another doubling of his party's vote, to about 1 million. What changed for him at Liffey all those years ago, he says, was choosing to get involved: "To be part of the decision-making process is much more enjoyable than being sidelined and feeling powerless and depressed." His grandfather, father, twin sister Janice and two brothers may have been country police officers, but it was Brown's role, and arrest along with 1,500 others, in the protest blockade to save the Franklin River in 1982-83 that made him a national name. Still...
Looking back, past attempts to ameliorate this problem have relied invariably upon relatively powerless members of our college community. Individuals seeking abolition of the clubs have failed. The same goes for those members who, interested in change, have met stiff resistance from conservative grad boards. Following these same well-trodden paths will likely lead to failure yet again...
...precisely how talented the then-unheralded freshman was when his Leopards played host to Dawson’s coming out party, a 218-yard, four-touchdown performance that put an end to Tim Murphy’s running back by committee experiment. Yet, he and his coordinators were utterly powerless to prevent a repeat incident one year later...
...single act of bravery can lead an army against great odds,” Byrd said. “The strength of a single individual can give hope to the hopeless, voice to the voiceless, power to the powerless. And the precious light of liberty will once again burn brightly...