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...atmosphere now encourages petulant passivity and other-directedness. Some of the most important virtues (self-discipline, courage, responsibility) require self- abnegation -- and nothing is further from the spirit of an age that regards self-abnegation as an offense against self-fulfillment, that pervasive American pseudo virtue that took root in the idiot '60s and killed all the healthy plants around...
...What is the root of this word, pray tell...
...first scenario, there is an obvious lack of communication. But the root of the problem is that Mo and Curly should not have been thinking about who they were going to live with in November...
...first person to say that AFARM isn't the greatest or most successful organization to take root at Harvard. However, they do serve an incredibly important purpose. In an environment where liberals and conservatives write a never-ending stream of serious and solemn articles and letters about homosexuality, feminism or whatever, a whimsical group with strong political views is definitely needed. I think that the political climate at Harvard would be much more stressful without AFARM...
...does Gore, or anyone, know what to do? Crime control is complicated, expensive and frustrating. When people want action now, it doesn't help much to tell them the "root causes" are even more intractable problems like joblessness, family disintegration or drugs. But the solution they are most inclined to reach for, more prisons, has a dismal record when it comes to reducing crime. (See following story.) So Congress and the states grope for the mixture of punishment and incentive that will take the pressure off for a while...