Word: viciousness
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...bloc to elect the first Irish American governor and U.S. Senator in Massachusetts (David Walsh after World War 1). Such ethnic-bloc voting (or its equivalent among women voters) is a valid means in a democracy for the political empowerment of ethnic groups who must overcome the vicious forms of ethnic subordination and negation imposed upon then within American society. And, of course, it is hardly necessary to belabor the point that Afro-Americans have endured enormous ethnic subordination...
...with Falwell) and the policies of the organization Rahman represents, others. Jews and non-Jews alike, went hoping to hear a reasonable discussion of "The Road to Peace in the Middle East." They did not plan on "interrupting" the speech. Instead, those present were subjected to the harshest, most vicious of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish vituperation, remarks which went far beyond the limits of rational political discourse (I invite Mr. Kurzman especially, and others as well, to listen to a tape of the speech to refresh their memories...
Such a charade should not be viewed in isolation Rahman's appearance is part of an organized and vicious anti-Jewish propaganda campaign. This campaign, for which $100 million has been allocated by Arab nations and the PLO, seeks to alter American foreign policy by inciting anti-Jewish sentiment. Rahman's activities have been monitored by the Anti-Defamation League of B 'nai B'rith; they report, for example, that Rahman told a Christian student group in New York that they both shared a common enemy since their homelands-the United States and Palestine-were controlled by Jews. The issues...
There is scarcely a discernible connection between the improvisers' tales. Usually after a bout of vicious lovemaking, each bard tells a snippet of a story. A Russian seduces a teen-age Polish gymnast on an ocean liner; an Armenian American on a pilgrimage to Soviet Armenia makes furious love with her guide. The lengthiest improvisation is narrated by the poet Surkov, who fancies he is Pushkin incarnate. After a jealous scene with Pushkin's wife, he retells the master's unfinished tale, Egyptian Nights, followed by a parodic string of bromides: "Her black eyes flashed...
...problem with this view--legitimate as it is--is the vicious circle it necessitates. Certainly all efforts must be made to control nuclear weapons. But few positive steps can be taken in this direction until detente once again characterizes U.S. Soviet relations. Yet a return to detente seems to hinge in part on a mutual reduction in each side's feat--a fear which is caused to a large extent by nuclear weapons. To his credit. Arbatov recognizes this difficulty. And he understands how much more appealing a cold war environment ("where everything moves on the level of a cheap...