Word: defeatist
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...apocalyptic nature of nuclear war had rendered obsolete not only war itself but the concept of national sovereignty. He called on the superpowers to eliminate nuclear weapons and to "reinvent politics" by creating a world government loosely based on the pacifist ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. His message was ultimately defeatist: unless the world took his vaguely defined and wildly Utopian advice, it was doomed...
...creating a "space" in which learning takes place, in which there is little danger, much intrinsic reward, and the right amount (not too much) of excitement and applause and laughter. There are many kinds of laughter connected with learning, and the prophetic, promissory laugh drives out the mean, defeatist laugh...
This pessimism was not shared back in Washington. Nitze's recommendation for a new proposal was turned aside, and Administration officials began wondering if their man in Geneva had become an alarmist and defeatist. Eagleburger kept Nitze from joining Shultz on a tour of West European capitals in December, partly for fear that Nitze would contaminate the leaders along the way with his gloomy views. "Whoever Paul's been talking to over there," said Perle, "has got the poor man in a state of despair." Richard Burt was harsher: "Nitze's utterly spooked; he's gone...
Judges and probation officials contacted this week said they are pleased with the program's recent success. Somerville Judge Henry A. Tempone says IOU helps the clients overcome a defeatist attitude that comes with being "legally handicapped...
...lost two in a row now," Dooley said. "The important thing now is to make sure we don't get a defeatist attitude...