Word: unfairness
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That is an honest assessment, not an indictment. There is not the slightest reason in the world why 19-year-old boys from Kansas and Kentucky should know how to deal with Iraqi sensitivities--to get Iraq right--and it is unfair to condemn them for failing to do so. But it is not unfair to judge those who got Iraq wrong and thought five months ago that the mission of those young men, now hunkering down for a longer tour of duty than they ever expected, was over. It is not. --Reported by Brian Bennett, Simon Robinson, Vivienne Walt...
...judging one on the color of one’s skin or one’s religious beliefs. Maybe more economically successful individuals were raised in wealthy towns, could afford to be sent to private schools and pay for expensive SAT tutors and so on. Some see this as unfair, and insist that these people should be forced to give some of their excesses to those who have nothing at all. But this assumes that the accidental facts of one’s life can be used as a measure of an American citizen’s individual rights. Those...
...such a stupid, unfair, and ridiculous accusation, from biased accusers,” Beneficial Professor Charles Fried said. “Everyone does this, it is such a normal thing,” Fried added, referring to the sourcing practices that Finkelstein has complained about...
...perhaps it is unfair to measure Bush by the standard of promoting sensible economic policy, since that is really not his goal. Bush believes in standing up for principles, and when it comes to economic policy, the most important principle is to look after CEOs and the ultra-rich, rather than letting himself be distracted by petty details like, for instance, the economy. By that standard, his leadership has been a remarkable success...
...This intervention?which was far in excess of the government's previous record annual expenditure of the equivalent of $66.4 billion?irked the U.S. and other Western industrial countries, where domestic manufacturers claim the tactic is an unfair trade policy. At the G-7 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in Dubai two weeks ago, representatives led by U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow issued a statement calling for "more flexibility in exchange rates," a move widely acknowledged as a criticism of currency policies in Japan and China...