Word: symbolisme
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Moreover, any divestment action coming purely as a concession would lack moral conviction. It would mortgage Columbia's intellectual credibility, and it would remove the symbolism of divestment from a moral plane altogether. The proponents of divestment must win their struggle through rational persuasion, not extortion. Otherwise, the most they...
What was so disturbing, then, about the MX vote was the Reagan Administration's success in persuading a majority of lawmakers to pursue the goal of a strong defense blindly. The faults of this particular multiple warhead system are many and well-documented, chief among them being its vulnerability to...
Historical Symbolism
The Muzak Corp., which is now part of Westinghouse, estimates that its recordings are heard by 80 million people every day; they are syndicated in 19 countries; the company and its affiliates take in more than $150 million annually. "Muzak promotes the sharing of meaning," says James Keenan, an industrial...
Liberal interpreters of the Bible are quick to take as literal those admonitions that please them, such as beating plowshares into pruning hooks and peace on earth. But these same individuals are equally quick to label as allegory and symbolism all they do not wish to face, like Armageddon and...