Word: zealotism
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...seems a shame to inhibit a good ranter. But ranting is not always entertaining. Often it is embarrassing, even shaming. Sometimes, if it issues forth from a politician or religious zealot with ambitions, it becomes sinister. The U.S. has a fairly rich tradition of ranters, from Thomas Paine to Joseph McCarthy to Spiro Agnew (whose ranting was actually a satire on the form) to Louis Farrakhan. A citizen named Peter Muggins caught the essense of the rant in an intense if repetitious letter to Abraham Lincoln: "God damn your god damned old hellfired god damned soul to hell...
...Sontag's Style Author, intellectual and cultural critic Susan Sontag, who died at the end of December [MILESTONES, Jan. 10], described herself as a "zealot of seriousness." Her writing style and serious approach were examined by TIME almost 36 years ago when her second collection of essays, Styles of Radical Will, was published...
Klein wrote that "No one really knows which President Bush will show up on Jan. 20 to begin his second term." Some do--it will be the same arrogant, self-impressed zealot of the past four years. But playground bullies eventually get their just deserts, and now it's going to be Bush's turn. He has alienated virtually all our allies and enraged fully half of the voters. Who is on his side? Radical conservatives and Evangelicals--not a lot of company when most of the world is against you. To paraphrase Bette Davis: Fasten your seat belt...
...Klein wrote that "No one really knows which President Bush will show up on Jan. 20 to begin his second term." Some do. It will be the same arrogant, self-impressed zealot of the past four years. But playground bullies eventually get their just deserts, and now it's going to be Bush's turn. He has alienated virtually all our allies and enraged fully half of the voters. Who is on his side? Radical conservatives and misguided Evangelicals-not a lot of company when most of the world is against you. To paraphrase Bette Davis: Fasten your seat belt...
...cleared for publication a book, Imperial Hubris, written anonymously by Michael Scheuer, a CIA analyst and former chief of the bin Laden unit, that accused the Administration of botching the war on terrorism. Members of Tenet's staff didn't think much of Scheuer--they regarded him as a zealot who couldn't see the whole picture--but they were in a bind. CIA rules allow an officer to publish a book if he is not disclosing classified information. Since Scheuer's book included nothing sensitive, the agency couldn't halt publication. "The rules...