Word: quos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That conservative politics dominates the Bible Belt proves, of course, not only the potential of Christianity for fueling radical change, but also its proven capacity to support the status quo--an ability demonstrated, indeed, since the Holy Roman Empire, when the Church turned from thorn-in-the-side to a flying buttress of the state, legitimizing each of the degradations the powerful have historically devised for the weak. America is no exception--our rulers have always been good to Christianity, and in return the church has supported the traditional distributions of power and privilege...
...Vietnam. But that is a far cry from agreeing with Podhoretz that the U.S. background the rights with Translating ideals into something real will continue to be hard work: it is though a much more noble task than shedding the blend of the innocent in supported an evil status quo...
...referendum's 50 percent turnout requirement, a clause which caused confusion and subsequent protest. The clear familiarity with the specifies of the new government and the voting process thus diffuses any assertions that the vote signaled a resurgence of campus activism. Essentially, students voted against the status quo and nothing more, akin to booing a bad joke...
...Falklands and rally support around the Tory government. In the several days since the fortilla set sail, though, public opinion has calmed in England. Most British subjects could accept nominal Argentine sovereignty in exchange for the evacuation of troops and restoration of the status quo of the islands. Even the determined "Iron Lady" prime minister must now realize the untenability of defending the Falklands indefinitely against an Argentine attack. Setting the crisis peacefully would indeed be a win for the British government...
...avalanche tumbling across El Salvador, Hondouras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and then the shipping lanes of the Panama Canal. Wouldn't the United States be better off working toward genuine economic and social reform in those countries, improving our chance of long-term ties, rather than stubbornly endorsing the status quo and whining about the pernicious Cuban influence? The opportunity to serve our own best interests may have already passed in Nicaragua, but instead of wasting energy on bad theater, the Administration should begin addressing the questions of the real world...