Word: utopianizing
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...Marshall Plan," Peres suggests that the major beneficiaries of the oil glut should ante up $20 billion to $30 billion for a fund to spur development in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. The proposal, even if not considered utopian, would face many obstacles, including the U.S. need to cut its budget and the reluctance of Arab countries, which have so far refused to join a program initiated by Israel...
...when Reagan stood his ground, Gorbachev shifted his. In January the Soviet leader put Reagan on the public relations defensive with a headline-grabbing scheme to eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth by the year 2000. While the proposal was as cynical as it was utopian, it included an intriguing and far more practical offer that eases the terms for an INF deal...
...utopian, Mies pursued rather luxurious ideas about appropriate modern style. It was his insistence on exquisite materials and craft that made his best work sublime rather than plain or mean. The pavilion in Barcelona was the apotheosis of posh Miesian austerity: slender chrome-plated columns, travertine floors, slabs of Algerian onyx (which alone accounted for 20% of the construction cost), green Tinian marble, etched glass, a grand red curtain. The big leather-and-steel Barcelona chair remains a popular modern icon. The pavilion was small and stood for only eight months, which makes its feat--converting the world...
...otherwise utopian atmosphere of the castle is spoiled by the affair of Lance and Jenny; she cannot resist his physical prowess. This second act is comparatively heavy due to the sad unraveling of Arthur's ideals, but the acting compensates well. Korn is a mystified but never self-pitying king and the two lovers generate a high reading on the steamometer. The rest of the east is consistently supportive, but generally better at clownishness than solemnity. Mordren (Jon Tolins), Arthur's wicked illegitimate son, is especially adept at delivering bitingly sarcastic lines like "Ah, Camelot--where the King gives freedom...
Berger is the last to expect the sort of perfect restoration in his utopian vision. His book presents hope with a large dose of very guarded expectations. Yet the people he describes have started down the right road. As Congressman Udall declares at the end of his forward: "Their stories are an inspiration and a beginning. What follows...