Word: righteousness
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...columns in these pages which, so it seemed to me at the time, constituted a veritable barrage of hard-hitting, muckraking journalism. Having served as a summer school proctor the previous summer, I decried the practice of granting degree credit for watered down, easy summer courses. I expressed righteous indignation at the Z-list—the Admissions Office’s de facto special help program for the children of wealthy alumni. I ranted and raved about the pervasive cheating that occurs on problem sets in large lecture courses. And what change did I effect through all this writing...
...honorable efforts in World War II. But in today’s war, U.S. troops are largely viewed as occupiers—not liberators. It is true that removing Saddam Hussein provides the potential for great improvements and new freedoms, but this divisive war is far from righteous. America has replaced tyranny with chaos, and it is the responsibility of the U.S.-led coalition to ensure lasting stability wins out in the end. That might mean that Bush has to eat his pride and humbly approach the international community or that American troops and administrators will have to remain...
...commemorate the glorious victory over fascism that began with D-day, but let's face it: this doesn't feel like a time for celebration. The 60th anniversary of the Atlantic alliance's greatest triumph comes at the lowest point in its history. The inevitable comparison--between the righteous, successful American-led invasion and occupation of Europe and the divisive, troubled American-led invasion and occupation of Iraq--will surely launch a thousand newspaper columns...
...ensuring that Abu Ghraib was no longer a torture chamber. Now the front page of a Baghdad paper shows the defiled prisoners and the caption: "This is the freedom and democracy that Bush promised us." Psychologically, if not in fact, these pictures shred the last good reason to feel righteous about having gone...
...them, especially when they cost billions of dollars and American lives. The combination of arrogance and simplistic, black-and-white thinking ensures that this Administration will never recognize error in its radical policies. If the climate in Washington is poisoned, it is because of the meanspirited, self-righteous tone set by the Bush White House. There is a failure of leadership. JOHN T. COMPTON New York City...