Word: rahism
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...this official rah-rahism hides a blur of stubborn uncertainties. Atlanta, to an uncanny degree, is embodied by its amorphous, computer-generated, somewhat indeterminate Olympic mascot, Whatizit. The city seems a Whereizit that is both Southern and Northern, global and provincial, black run and white dominated--a liberal conservative small town done up in a three-piece suit. The two phrases most closely associated with Atlanta are, after all, "I have a dream" and "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...
...interesting to note that the CRIMSON, which has editorially opposed the "Regatta Weekend" and its accompanying "rah-rahism," should have taken it upon itself to sponsor Pogoism. If we assume that "the social unsolidarity" of which the CRIMSON speaks is at least partially a good thing, then the growth of a movement, over three thousand strong, which sports Pogo buttons and chants "I go Pogo" on public occasions must be considered a dangerous phenomenon. The importance of Pogoism is not merely as another manifestation of the growth of mass "rah-rah"; it is possible that this movement may be dangerous...
...Bingham spoke from sounder ground when he stated the Harvard policy, and Captain Benjamin Ticknor, the varsity's all-American center, supported him. It is the Harvard idea to get along without rah-rahism. Let men take up a sport because they like it, see the good of it, and wish to contribute of their best to it. On that basis, as Ticknor rightly said. Harvard's athletes have always shown on the field a remarkable amount of team spirit. But the idea that spectators can win games by the intensity of their gaze and the power of their lungs...
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