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...abide this bourgeois, conformist world knowing that not all rock musicians are Iscariotic ass-kissers who would sell their souls for a Top Ten single...

Author: By Joseph Enis, | Title: For God, for Country, And for Metal... | 5/11/1990 | See Source »

...power on the platform of Grand Apartheid. While he modeled himself on his stern and unyielding father, his brother Willem, 61, who became a journalist and a vocal critic of apartheid, took after their more moderate mother. F.W., says his brother, "was always part of the Establishment, always a conformist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cautious Architect of a Cloudy Future | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...rule. These differences could make consensus difficult if the New Forum attempts to draw up an agenda. For now, the various factions are not inclined even to merge. Says Barbel Bohley, one of the founders of New Forum: "We want to remain pluralist because we have suffered under this conformist-minded system which has governed our lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East Germany: Lending an Ear | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

...give into sensitivity is a sign of being a conformist, lacking a free mind. In this respect, it is the difference between All in the Family and Family Ties--the hip youngster now makes fun of the sensitive male...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/1/1989 | See Source »

...REVOIR LES ENFANTS Tragedy awaits, irony abounds in this memoir of friendship and betrayal in a boarding school during World War II. Without italicizing a single emotion, French director Louis Malle has created the year's strongest indictment of the totalitarian mind and the conformist soul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Best of '88: Cinema | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

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