Word: sentimentality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attain success. While a new student government realistically can not be expected to immediately become effective and responsive, it must at the very least generate legitimate interest in the beginning, interest that will hopefully translate into commitment in the future. The referendum in March demonstrated there was no strong sentiment in any direction toward the new plan. Think about it: 42 percent of the campus refused to spare 30 seconds to cast ballot in a vote which spanned three days, six meals and countless trips back and forth across the dining hall. And equally worrisome: a government structure which will...
...other side of the Capitol, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with top Administration policymakers who had come to sound out sentiment on the disarmament issue. They got an earful. Maryland Republican Charles Mathias, normally quiet and reflective, slammed both hands against the table as he told the officials they have had 467 days since Reagan's Inauguration to do something about arms control but have produced nothing. "He's pounding the table for all of us," chimed in Massachusetts Democrat Paul Tsongas. "This issue will make Viet Nam seem like a Cakewalk...
...rising antinuclear sentiment has contributed to an erosion of support for the Administration's proposed military buildup, which is already in trouble because of worries over huge budget deficits. Last week the Armed Services Committee voted to eliminate $2.1 billion in funds for deploying the first 40 MX intercontinental missiles. The Administration, which has still not decided how to base these new weapons, wanted to house them temporarily in existing Minuteman silos. Critics charged that this ad hoc system would make them vulnerable to a Soviet strike. The committee made $1.1 billion more in cuts before sending the fiscal...
What began as a popular, and populist, grass-roots sentiment has now become a potent factor in determining U.S. policy. This is the basic strength of a democratic system, but also a possible cause for concern. In an open society, legitimate movements based on valid ideals, like the arms-control crusade, have the potential to be manipulated in such a way that passions and emotions override rational judgments...
After a trip through Europe in 1980, Jackson concluded that the security of the Western alliance was becoming more a problem of politics than of military hardware. A year ago he wrote to Reagan, urging him to capitalize on the rising sentiment against nuclear weapons and launch "a dramatic, sustained American peace offensive...