Word: suggestibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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McGovern's proposals were badly thought out and perhaps poorly presented. But for a socialist to say, "you see, this is the way things are, this is the state of the working class consciousness, and to suggest a radical program of income redistribution is sectarian and self-defeating," pushes socialist thought back about a century--when many radicals sat back and waited for the inexorable march of history to effect change in society...
What would people suggest that the gay guy do when he discovers he's not with the majority-put a bullet in his brain...
...Intelligence pressed to obtain Hunt's testimony to get to the bottom of the accusations. The CIA pledged its cooperation. Anderson himself expressed shock. He recalled that he had received threats from the Mafia, but "I just didn't believe anyone [in the Nixon Administration] would seriously suggest murder...
...state schools are also quiet, demonstrating the strong hold of the myth of upward mobility, even in a time of depression. Students might rather live a declining middle class life than admit to working class status--education may suggest the possibilities of a less suffocating type of life, but it also sets students off from other workers, leading them to believe they are better and smarter than ordinary people. The shabby prestige of working in an office--no matter how near the bottom or how repetitive the job--still exerts attraction that no "objective" economic analysis can explain. In trying...
...most of Boston's voting precincts, the scene on election night at State Senator Joseph Timilty's campaign headquarters was festive. At the Boston Sheraton, however, where incumbent Mayor Kevin White and his supporters watched the same returns, the atmosphere was more subdued. Ordinarily these contrasting moods would suggest that Senator Timilty had emerged victorious in this preliminary contest and would pose a threat to the incumbent mayor in the November 4 final election. But even Timilty's assertion that his returns represented "a victory for the people" could not hide the actual results: in what was essentially...