Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Those who believe my suggestions insult Jackson's exalted public status misunderstand my intent. I only want to see him continue to make good use of his talents. Besides, he has an essential social purpose to serve. Reflecting on the Reverend's intervention in the Kosovo quagmire, George Will astutely observed, "No modern farce is complete without a cameo appearance by Jesse Jackson...
Bill Krueger from the Raleigh News and Observer will focus on the social issues of aging...
...while organizers said the event was intended to educate students, they promised a good time as well, billing the performance as "five minutes of guaranteed social justice hilarity and heartache...
...Owning and cultivating a lawn became a fabulous new way for the social elite to compete in the conspicuous consumption of leisure. A great deal of money was required to buy the materials, hire a designer and planters, and have either gardeners or animals shave it down to its optimum length. When the upper echelons of colonial society returned from their European travels with news of the latest in fashion, food, and home decor, they brought the lawn with them--it came from Old to New England with all its attendant symbolism...
...After his closing remarks, I rise with the rest of the crowd to applaud. The next panel on social responsibility is less inspiring--when asked if there exists a unifying philosophy behind hip-hop, one record company executive states that "the one thing that I think every artist can agree on is the desire for artists to own their own masters." Rather than ruin my newfound zeal for hip-hop, I tune out and sift through the ideas in KRS-1's keynote address...