Word: remnant
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...disposition of peoples that is now a fait accompli, thanks to the Croatian army's blitz through the Serb-held Krajina region, would serve as defensible territories for coexistence. One thorn in this rose may really sting the Muslim-led government in Sarajevo: a suggested abandonment of Gorazde, the remnant republic's last outpost in the east, in exchange for Serb concessions of greater breathing space around Sarajevo itself. In turn, the U.S. would lead its allies in committing substantial reconstruction aid to Bosnia and, most important, some 25,000 troops as part of the nato force to implement...
...question of image also pervades the debate over the chain gang. Why do southern politicians such as Edwards gabble so eagerly about the prospect of lines of predominantly Black prisoners chained together and working for virtually nothing? Chain gangs were arguably the last concrete remnant of slavery in this country, and they lasted for almost 100 years after the Empancipation. From a completely pragmatic point of view, their revival could hardly contribute to further racial understanding and respect...
...last remnant of choice is removed from the house system. The undeniable fact that we are adults who pay many thousands of dollars not only for tuition but also for room and board does not seem to compute. We are a captive audience, much like animals in some surrealistic academic zoo. We represent the basic material for the administration's sociological experiment. And, as we all know, pigs must be randomized. I'm tempted to launch into an Orwellian Animal Farm satire, but we needn't resort to violence (Alas, the '60s are over...
...Weavers apparently believed that after the great tribulation a remnant of the righteous would survive to work for a new kingdom over the resistance of the sheep people, or "sheeple." The Militia of Montana offers a similar vision: those who will rescue the Constitution are an underground army of men who have semiautomatics cached in barrels in the woods and who know you can catch catfish with Ivory soap as bait, men whom society now views as "outcast," "strange" or "erratic primitives" (in highlighted descriptions from clippings in Trochmann's mailings...
Self-described as a multi-media piece, "The Remnant" disturbs the senses long after the finale. That characters do not take a bow, renders the performance all the more uncanny. The pace is quick and illusion and reality are conflated. The upshot is a schizophrenic journey seen from a mad person's point of view...