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...Hospitals are just one lobbying segment, and the requirement in Washington is to get the job done with the least amount of voter rebellion," says Pieper. "In this particular case, hospitals represent a somewhat vulnerable target...
Take punk rock. In the '70s, when it was born, it seemed to be the ultimate in musical rebellion. Punk was fast, aggressive rock performed by people who, through their raw sound and outrageous attire, were bent on making adults feel like out-of-touch geeks. The seminal British punk band the Sex Pistols mocked the monarchy and led fans in nihilistic chants of "No future," while their countrymen and contemporaries the Clash paid tribute in their music to the Sandinista rebels...
...August 1, 1944, the Polish Underground resistance started fighting the Nazis on the streets of Warsaw. The city erupted in a valiant rebellion. But the rocks and slings of these modern-day Davids were no match for the armor of the German Goliath. The Soviet Red Army, parked only 10 miles from Warsaw, coldly watched thousands of Poles being slaughtered. The Western democracies were outraged and this became one of the prime pieces of evidence on the side of those who believed that the Soviets could not be trusted in the post-war world...
...congressional leadership reached a temporary truce. A compromise stopgap spending measure will fund government agencies at reduced levels until Nov. 13. It remains to be seen whether the extension will prove long enough for the President and Congress to hammer out their differences. Meanwhile, an unexpectedly fierce House g.o.p. rebellion defeated final versions of defense and environmental spending bills...
...reactionary nature of this contrived rebellion is crystallized in the modern reaction against political correctness on college campuses. As Paul Loeb writes in his book Generation at the Crossroads, "Students [now] justify any sort of heedless, bullying, mean-spirited, or simply apolitical behavior as a way of combating 'liberal thought police.'" In the name of liberty, basic human kindness and recognition have been shunned as onerous burdens...