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...useful, I think, to cast a "cold eye" on contemporary Germany's record vis-a-vis Gypsies and others before we judge it too harshly, to understand where Germany and most contemporary Germans -- for example, the 350,000 who recently marched against racism in Berlin -- stand before we pronounce our easy and self-righteous j'accuse. We might remember, for example, that the German constitution has for decades included one of the most liberal and generous policies toward political asylum seekers anywhere in the world...
...colleague Professor Harvey Mansfield is also fond of grinding an ideological ax vis-a-vis Women's Studies and Afro-American Studies...
...called this student on his "slip," but I could not really blame him for his attitude. In our culture there is widespread hypocrisy regarding alcohol vis-a-vis other drugs. This hypocrisy allows parents to talk about ridding neighborhoods of drugs while enjoying a cold brew and the White House to preach 'Just Say No' while serving wines and champagnes at state dinners...
...fledgling bank into an even greater financial asset for South Central. Late in May a coalition of more than 600 black ministers launched a campaign to persuade black residents to shift up to $15 million in deposits from mainstream banks to black institutions. "The larger we can become vis-a- vis deposits and things like that," says Jenkins, "the easier it will be for us to become a significant part of the rebuilding effort...
...principle to work from. But in a society where so much sexual abuse is occuring we must look to the sickness in our society as a first step to understanding the real ills. The problem is so elusive because men and women participate in a dysfunctional system vis-a-vis sexual values...