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Events are anxiously watched by the French, Italian and Spanish Communist parties, which profess to favor a thoroughgoing democratic pathway to power. But they can hardly claim democratic credentials unless they are unreservedly outspoken about repression in Communist countries. ("They have yet to show proof of their alleged democratic spirit," says Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky.) On the other hand, going too far in condemning Moscow and other Communist capitals could make them seem traitors to the Communist cause. Early this month, Italian Party Chief Enrico Berlinguer, addressing 3,000 workers in Milan, stressed "our criticism of certain 'authoritarian features...
...Carter's accomplishment in making himself a national figure is formidable. Yet, neither candidate has a passionate following, defined a single overriding issue. If the number of undecided voters remains high, it might be less a matter of boredom than of confusion. When in doubt, it is easier to profess that it does not matter than to admit to indecision...
Still, Ford's campaign aides profess confidence about winning many votes among the 30 million blue-collar workers. Says John Michels, the President's New England coordinator: "You can be firmly united in giving the marching orders, but you gotta have the troops behind you to win the fight." While blue-collar voters favored Carter over Ford by 55% to 32% in the recent Yankelovich survey, 29% of the Carter supporters among them harbored doubts that he is the right man for the job; only 13% of Ford's backers had similar misgivings...
...Visions. The Adventists, like many other Protestants, profess belief in the Bible as the "only unerring rule of faith and practice." But they also believe in the "Spirit of Prophecy," which for them is manifested in White's 2,000 or so visions, which she described in her voluminous writings. Among other things she opposed involvement in labor unions, the reading of fiction and the bearing of arms (Adventists are not conscientious objectors, but most serve in the military only as medics...
Says Russell Kruckman, who once taught literature at Northwestern: "I don't think people come here looking for a religion. What they come for is an experience that will give meaning and substance to their lives. You don't have to believe or profess anything to be a follower of Baba. We don't become Hindus. People get whatever it is they get from Baba, and their lives are changed...