Word: understands
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...produced in the social sciences, by some people and how this production affects "politics." This political motivation does not mean that I support some wing over another wing, say the left wing over the right wing, or that I support some "ism" ideology like socialism, communism or capitalism. I understand "politics" to mean in the broad sense how one deals with social organizations, how we arrive at decisions concerning society, the role of government, the role of education, the role of the press in informing the public, how information is processed (by the press, by individuals, by the educational system...
Such open splits are still rare, but the new Afrikaner discontent is having its effect even on politicians loyal to Botha. Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha (no relation to the President) told an election rally this month that some of the social restrictions of apartheid are absurd. "I cannot understand," he said, "how you can stand in a lift with a black man with a toolbox in his hand, but when he puts on a suit you want nothing to do with...
...help finance his entry into politics; he came to see life as a winner-take-all affair. To someone who later criticized his underhanded tactics in his 1946 race against Democratic Congressman Jerry Voorhis, Nixon replied, "I had to win. That's the thing you don't understand. The important thing...
Swearer responded to Roger's claim that the rest of the academic world views Brown as "complacent" by saying that outsiders simply did not understand Brown's curriculum...
...report does not call for a new disciplinary committee to deal with sexual harassment cases. Many people at Princeton have recommended such a committee because they think people on the normal committee do not understand sexual harassment well enough, The Princetonian reported...