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John Reed's revolt against the status quo now was part of the intellectual atmosphere. Writings of the period indicate that men of the 1920's were constantly reminding themselves that many others only a little older had been killed in a war which they believed was wrong. Despite living in a "chicken in every pot" society, they could see sufficient examples of economic inequality to feel that something less than justice prevailed, and to want to do something about...
...dissent was not confined to politics alone. The Liberal Club's guests included birth-controllers and disciples of Gandhi, as well as anarchists, communists, Socialists, pacifists, friends of Sacco and Vanzetti, and foes of the Versailles Treaty, Hicks writes, "We would listen to anybody who condemned the status quo and proposed to change...
...faculty committees involved in the ROTC squabble, The Committees on Military Curricula and Requirements for Graduation, have so far supported the status quo, and will recommend no change to the Faculty...
...plot line: when a group of suburban husbands feel abused because their wives and children neglect them to watch television, they cunningly arrange to botch the TV reception; but a few nights of listening to the incessant yammering of their TV-free families drive them to restore the status quo. Somewhere in this vicious circle the televiewer himself may well have felt tempted to risk the full fury of a family on the loose in preference to the typically bad TV farce represented...
...cases where our assistance does not contribute to the winning of the war, we should insist on a quid pro quo...