Word: separatist
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...American tradition of Thoreau and others. The other tradition of rebellion sought separation from the larger society. The separation might well be temporary, and have as its goal the gaining of personal and political strength as an intermediate step on the way toward equality or equity or integration. The separatist approach might also be an end in itself. Malcolm X and his teacher, Elijah Muhammad, believed in theory at least, that total separatism was the ultimate goal of their Black nationalist movement. Malcolm X was to modify this view toward the end of his career...
...significant difference in approach between King and Malcolm X was the question of means and ends. Malcolm X argued that Blacks should demand and capture their separatist solution by any means necessary. And although we have no example that Malcolm X used violence himself, this strategy was taken up by groups that counted themselves in his constituency. Martin Luther King thought the question of means and ends quite central to the success of any movement for change because, he argued, in bringing about changes, one must consider the kind and quality of relationships and institutions that replace the old ways...
...political fiefs for decades, and her party was a clear favorite. Thus last week's defeat will surely weaken Mrs. Gandhi's authority over Congress (I). More important, it could spur internal Indian strife, lending strength to the nation's growing number of ethnic and political separatist movements...
...Sandinistas have helped the insurgency with their heavyhanded campaigns against the Miskito Indians and campesinos (peasant farmers). Suspecting separatist sentiments among the country's 100,000 Miskitos, most of whom live in the northeast region, Managua ordered the Indian towns burned and the villagers interned, but the measures only drove more Miskitos over to the contras. The campesinos are disgruntled by the Sandinistas' attempts to force them into communal farming; as a result, many of the 1,500 F.D.N. troops operating in the north-central section of Nicaragua are peasant farmers. Once recruited, they undergo a five-week...
...after the dismissal of right-wing officers last year, was named commander of the Brunete armored division that guards Madrid. The general was killed instantly and his driver gravely wounded. The attackers escaped, but credit for the assassination was claimed by members of the military branch of the Basque separatist organization ETA, which is blamed for 37 political murders this year...