Word: prefereable
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...Peebles leaves Sweetback, metaphor for the "Black Community," no one to depend upon but himself--and the protagonist seems to prefer it that way. He is the original tough, self-reliant, badass Black...
...have to realize that whether we prefer to think of ourselves as biological creatures or unique moral beings, a self-sacrificial attitude towards our own species is absurd. Otherwise we might as well just hand over our bodies to viruses, our lawns to beetles and our jobs to spotted owls...
...surprise that Katz does not fear for his well-being in Jerusalem. I., on the other hand, prefer the relative safety of Cambridge. While I cannot ensure I won't be a victim of violence, I know at least that the misfortune of being born an Arab will not increase my chances. Trig Tarazi
...writers prefer to leave the real talking to themselves and not their sources. In what is the writers' deceptive modus operandi, Araton and Bondy will extrapolate from quoted statements and assert their own viewpoints and characterizations, often implying the quoted individual is saying what the writers believe...
What is missing is the synthesis, or "sinthesis" as I prefer to call it. The formula is exactly Hegelian. You do your thesis. It drives you crazy, so you avoid it with anti-thesis. Together thesis and anti-thesis explode in a giant ball of fire that, if you're lucky, leaves you with sin-thesis...