Word: lemminger
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In every provincial capital there was a sort of lemming effect: first the diplomats and the well-to-do left, then the civil servants, the Americans, and finally officers, enlisted men and even policemen-and in no time the stampede was on. "Suddenly all the people were cornered like rabbits...
Whether rich nations will in fact make short-term sacrifices for the sake of long-term gains is debatable. Certainly, the traditional response has been for every country to try to maximize its own immediate wellbeing, and the devil take the hindmost. But the Club of Rome insists that altruism...
Real Rumble. The disaster cycle was triggered by the recent success of The Poseidon Adventure, a star-laden epic of escape from an ocean liner turned upside down by a capricious tidal wave. Poseidon has grossed $141 million so far, bringing its studio, 20th Century-Fox, $72 million in profit...
WHICH BRINGS US to the present. Never in recent years has the future seemed so ruled by contingency. Malaise drifts back and forth across this country, past corrupt public officials, cars idling in long lines waiting for gasoline and disabled Vietnam veterans who need jobs and better medical care. A...
Muskie has been under a great deal of pressure since the beginning of his campaign from the centrist faction, which includes the Scammons and columnists like Evans and Novak. They insist that Muskie must avoid the "lemming left" in order to win in November. Consequently, when Muskie endorsed the National...