Word: clear
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...first striking characteristic of this movie becomes clear about a quarter of the way through--it may be one of the most narcissistic movies ever made. The story of a former '60s protest singer--played by Simon--trying to make it big despite the shallow commercialism of the recording industry, a large part of the movie is an obsessive and seemingly endless series of closeups of its star, who also wrote the screenplay and score...
MORE SANGUINE observers are already calling 1980 an aberration, predicting a return to the fairly clear course of mid-twentieth century liberalism, perhaps as early as 1982, or when Ted Kennedy wins the White House in 1984. But the trend of the last decade proves them wrong--except for the perturbations caused by presidential scandal, America has been moving to the Right for years. Even if the Democrats do regain some measure of national power, they will still have to content themselves with defending the current size of government, for the prevailing view in America will not allow new regulation...
...conscious choices to be reactionary," those of us who choose to serve our, people have no choice but to carry on the ideological struggle so that our people may understand the magnitude of our oppression. For those of us who wish to continue the struggle our choice must be clear: revolutionary discourse; revolutionary practice...
...issues must also be made very clear to the underclass. Like the intellectual, they must be made to understand that for the oppressed to be oppressed, they must participate in their own enslavement. THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE BLACK BOURGEOISIE. This is the main objective of a society which boasts of the "survival of the fittest," "the nobility of competition and the sanctity of the free market place," the "elimination of ghettos" (that is, people rather than social structures), "the redundancy of people," and the creation of weapons that will wipe out people and leave cities intact. This...
What compels her to run and suffer and sacrifice if not to win? "I like running fast," she says. "I like the sensation of feeling fast, feeling strong, and it's a good way to clear my mind...