Word: tokenism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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AMERICA turns 204 today. All it wants from me is a little token of appreciation, only my name and address and social security number...
Suvorov would probably be pleased with today's Soviet military. The typical barracks is a long two-story wooden hut with beds so crammed together that they touch. The soldier's only token of privacy is a small wooden locker in which he keeps his uniform, two sets of underwear, shaving gear, a toothbrush and a few other permitted personal items, such as photos and letters. Latrines are often no more than a row of holes in the ground. Hot water is rare and usually saved for "sanitary day," when troops take their once-a-week shower. One hygienic measure...
...even Saudi Arabian leaders have held informal talks with the Soviets about the possibility of selling crude in exchange for Soviet aid in refinery construction. Given the political instability of most Middle Eastern regimes, many Western experts fear the Soviets could intimidate them into bartering their oil for a token amount of technical aid. Says Schlesinger: "Unless the U.S. is prepared to put more muscle into its position in the Persian Gulf, we can expect increased Soviet pressures...
...Administration (MBA) program, explains. "I think President Bok would have been disturbed had they not responded the way they did." Still, proof though it may be of the B-School alumni's loyalty, their January report served merely as positive reinforcement. Originating outside the school, it was only a token voice of support in response to Bok's report...
Lisa E. Davis '80, a representative of Black Students Association, last week called Calkin's letter "a token gesture," adding it reflects the University's negligence toward all people who "are not white, upper middle class, heterosexual...