Word: viewpoints
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tsoukalidou '02, vice president of the Harvard Hellenic Society, said she remained unconvinced of Karamanlis' policies, noting his partisan viewpoint. "It's not realistic because the problem hasn't been solved for 25 years," she said...
...more troubling aspect of "As an X, I feel Y" comments is that they reveal a narrow understanding of selfhood. Surely, our academic viewpoints are informed by a variety of sources, including familial and cultural history, encounters with racism or sexism, or tutelage of particular professors. But to limit our analytic interpretations to those that are derived from narrow aspects of our selves poses two dangers. First, it causes us to stop short of our full academic potential. More importantly, it reinforces stereotypes which dictate that members of particular groups are characterized by uniformity of experience and viewpoint...
After a year of being ignored, I feel liberated by Lance Morrow's commentary "Why I'm Still Angry" [VIEWPOINT, Feb. 22]. I too am no right-winger. I too voted for Clinton. And I too am filled with an unwholesome fury at his acquittal that has no place to go. Somehow, people like Morrow and me haven't been showing up in the all-powerful polls, but Morrow has validated the reality that we too are still here, our minds intact and our loss quite real. LYN A. GRIFFITHS Colorado Springs...
...will history judge Clinton? As long as people like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. write history [VIEWPOINT, Feb. 22], Clinton will be the victimized hero chased by the "wolf pack." In truth, Clinton is the wolf (dressed in white wool). But what do facts have to do with history these days? JOEL MARK SOLLIDAY New Haven, Conn...
Norman Pearlstine's conversation with Chinese President Jiang Zemin [VIEWPOINT, Feb. 22] epitomizes the fundamental problem of contemporary Sino-American relations. Pearlstine gives too much credence to Jiang's diplomatic rhetoric. Until U.S. policymakers understand the actions of this regime and disregard Jiang's hypocritical diplomacy, Beijing's hegemonic agenda will continue to threaten the economic and security interests of free Asia and America. ARTIE MCCONNELL SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT National Defense Council Foundation Alexandria...