Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...militias nationwide and even some of their critics soon began expressing doubts about the note. "A setup," said Dean Compton, a Northern California paramilitary leader and founder of the National Alliance of Christian Militia, echoing a common sentiment. "We went through every computer data base we had, and there's no militia in the country that has ever heard of the name." At least two aspects of the note seem suspect: most extremists reserve the term Gestapo for the government, and few of them trust the feds enough to suggest that they police themselves. Joel Breshin, head of the Arizona...
There are plenty of other blacks who share this sentiment, but many are reluctant to voice it for fear of being branded race traitors. Their problem with Farrakhan, like mine, is not only his anti-Semitism but also his habit of selling wolf tickets--archaic black slang for making loud but empty threats. For all his cries about the need for blacks to develop economic independence, for instance, the Nation of Islam's enterprises are less than impressive: small businesses such as restaurants, the Final Call newspaper and security-guard companies that contract with public housing projects and similar institutions...
Additionally, Harvey Mansfield feels that gays undermine civilization. In our flyer, we offered the following version of that sentiment: "---- eventually undermine Civilization!" We hope this exercise speaks for itself...
...resentful white attitude has resulted in attacks on affirmative action and government assistance, which, African Americans contend, rather than disabling black families by creating excessive dependencies has been inadequate to their needs. These antipodal positions have been hardened by an intellectual debate between those who state that antiblack sentiment has never been more harsh and those who claim that racism is dead...
...reciprocal pity. But in spite of all this, Allen still has his deft sense of humor: there's a good movie lurking behind his public troubles. "The suspicion lingers that Woody Allen deserves a good spanking, and not from a cheerful prostitute," says Corliss. "But listen: humor and sentiment can triumph over stern morality any day. 'Mighty Aphrodite' reminds us that Allen is also a filmmaker with an acute touch for fools' romance...