Word: shamings
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...Patel, the fact that France's North African citizens don't feel at home is simply a shame. To others, it's much more dangerous than that. Three years ago, Princeton University Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis said that, thanks to immigration and Europe's low birthrate, Western Europe will have Muslim majorities by the end of the century: "Europe will be part of the Arab West, the Maghreb." He's not alone. The fear of a Eurabia (capital: Londonistan) populated by poor, angry, fervent Muslims is gaining ground. Islamists are "determined to subdue and colonize Europe," claims American essayist...
...films, which reflect the syllabus of an identically-titled course Hoberman is teaching this semester, document a cinematic culture of anxiety, shame, and fear, a zeitgeist born of the horrifying revelation of the Holocaust and the apocalyptic mood of the newly inaugurated atomic...
Thus the more Obama tries to avoid offending particular groups with “safe” arguments, the less likely it is that he will be able to sustain enthusiasm among his core followers. It would be a shame if he took this path; of all the candidates, Obama has the greatest ability to excite liberals with politically strong and courageous positions and still maintain the support of moderate Democrats and Independents. Indeed, I strongly believe that, if elected, Obama has great potential to unify this divided nation and become one of America’s truly great presidents...
...ahead and cut off funds for the war. But the Senators who favor Warner-Levin are pointedly opposed to immediate withdrawal from Iraq. So who's being intellectually dishonest here? It is sad to see McCain and Lieberman disgracing themselves this way. It is tempting to say, "Shame on you," and leave it at that. But I had a conversation with two colonels last week--very smart guys, very much aware of the dire situation in Iraq--and their attitude was much the same as McCain's and Lieberman's: the politicians were undermining the mission...
...That’s not to say that Deerhoof’s latest, “Friend Opportunity,” is anything less than finely crafted avant-pop that puts the rest of the “indie-prog” sub-sub-genre to shame. In fact, opener “The Perfect Me” finds Deerhoof refueled with their unique brand of frantic, scattershot rocking. Soon after, however, the immediacy and unpredictability vanishes, and the songs become too comfortable—at least, by Deerhoof standards. “Friend Opportunity?...