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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...jangling around in their society, or occasionally as springboards for earnest discussions of them. At a time when moral discourse has been reduced to the size of a sound bite and rapid social change has everyone on edge, the messages conveyed in even the most frolicking of these movies stir peculiar passions. Such films often have an astonishing afterlife, not only in popular memory but as artifacts that vividly define their times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gender Bender Over Thelma & Louise | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

Hedgewar argued that the only way to restore Hindu vigor was to stir a sense of martial nationalism in Hindus. The R.S.S., which has grown quickly in recent years to nearly 100,000 members, emphasizes fighting arts and militant Hindu pride, choosing as its heroes figures like Shivaji, a 17th century Hindu king who successfully fought the Muslim Mogul emperors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Mahatma vs. Rama | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

...B.J.P. uses the Ayodhya issue to stir Hindu anger, but Advani is always careful to stress that he does not advocate violence against Muslims or harsh treatment of any minorities if the B.J.P. comes to power. What the B.J.P. advocates officially seems mild -- an end to Muslim personal law in civil matters and restrictions on religious schools for all minorities. But in practice, B.J.P. workers are full of hatred for Muslims and regularly provoke violent confrontations. Says Qari Moinuddin, a Muslim politician in Jaipur: "They meet you on the street and say, 'Long Live Rama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Mahatma vs. Rama | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

Harmon says he questions Gallagher's seriousness about actually working for Silber rather than attempting to cause a stir. If Gallagher had worked within the club, Harmon believes, "some people who were sort of undecided could have come over to Silber. There were certainly some people who did work for Silber and working within the club would have definitely helped his cause...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Big Stick | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Death-penalty proponents are similarly split. Ernest van den Haag, a former law professor at Fordham University who supports the death penalty, fears that televised executions might stir a misplaced sympathy for murderers. "Our compassion for the murderer whose life is cut short before our eyes may overcome our sense of justice," he argues, "for we are not shown his innocent victims nor how he murdered them." The fear of a public backlash is countered by the argument that once citizens view their first execution, the next one will not seem so terrible, and anti-death penalty fervor may even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Horror Show | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

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