Word: righteousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...extremely disappointed to see SusannahTobin's column (Opinion, March 4) chastising the National Organization for Women (NOW). Tobin has joined the misguided cry by self-righteous conservatives and misguided liberals alike of "Where are the feminists?!" Some have lamented the fact that the presidential scandals have "divided the feminist movement" between those who have caved to political pressures, as Tobin describes, and those who have supposedly stuck to feminist ideals...
...accused of rape. Strong disciplinary action was going to be taken in any case; the debate was to determine the level of severity. Outside University Hall gathered students drumming and chanting, a happy little mob urging that "justice be done!" This would not be the first group of self-righteous protesters that tries to drown out debate with thuggish tactics, but the tactics were especially troubling in light of the case being discussed...
...accused of rape. Strong disciplinary action was going to be taken in any case; the debate was to determine the level of severity. Outside University Hall gathered students drumming and chanting, a happy little mob urging that "justice be done!" This would not be the first group of self-righteous protesters that tries to drown out debate with thuggish tactics, but the tactics were especially troubling in light of the case being discussed...
...Moral Majority was never a majority. A majority of Americans are unwilling to have Paul Weyrich or anybody else dictate to them what is moral and righteous in personal life. In 1992, when the morals police and gay bashers seemed in ascendancy at the Republican National Convention, the public response was so negative that George Bush had to spend the first couple of weeks of the campaign backpedaling...
...many ups is that? Luckily, Ani DiFranco's newest album is not quite as redundant as its title might suggest. Sweet melodies and sharp rhythms are paired with tortured musings, while unfocused ramblings accompany social commentary and sad stories. This righteous babe is also smart; she has a wonderful gift for poetry. Her lyrics are complex under a simple exterior. And she sings with an honesty that convinces one that the world must be as she describes it. The lyrics dance around the hidden meanings of her subtle truths in a collection that ranges from folk...