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Incongruously, Guy became fairly conservative among white students who were almost exclusively liberal Democrats. He was tagged "the Great Dissenter" for so often taking the opposition viewpoint in class discussions on almost any subject. But if he developed an independent political attitude at Hawthorne, he also discovered an independent attitude toward himself. Says Alexander Orr, who founded the school with his wife: "He was solid, happy, and proud to be a Negro...
...From the viewpoint of the anti-war movement, the march was a success for two reasons. It confronted the first major fund-raising dinner of the 1968 campaign with a disruptive mass protest, setting the trend for protest activity throughout the campaign. Also, it marked the first time white liberals in the peace movement experienced the police brutality formerly reserved for civil rights demonstrators in the South. For most, it was a radicalizing experience...
...studying in the U.S., I agreed with many Americans that America should stop the war and withdraw her troops from Viet Nam. Now, after coming back to Hong Kong and seeing at firsthand the Communist threat, which once nearly ruined this peaceful and free British colony, I changed my viewpoint completely. Most Americans never realize what other countries are going through under the influence of Communism. The war may take time, but after it is over, millions of Southeast Asians will appreciate the Americans for what they have done -while many Americans will be sitting at home, wondering what really...
...high cultures and civilizations developed similarly to that of the Chinese," says Dr. Douglas Fraser, a Columbia associate professor of art history and archaeology. Fraser and most of his colleagues believe the Ch'u Silk Manuscript was "a sacred or special document" that not only contained a philosophical viewpoint on life, but also determined the most auspicious times to engage in a variety of activities, including warfare...
...East German regime also publishes an encyclopedia that keeps East Germans up-to-date on the meaning of foreign words they may hear in movies, or on the West German television that is watched by most East Germans. Academic freedom, for example, is defined as "the obsolete viewpoint that professors and students should enjoy independence from social demands in their university work." Coca-Cola gets far more Objektivist treatment. It is simply "a soft drink sold in all countries under U.S. influence...