25 years ago in reason."My advice to teachers is to go on strike in the classroom.... You can't teach them anyway, so stop trying.... Who cares? Certainly not the children or their parents." --Theresa Hale De Soubiese, "Surviving the Blackboard Jungle" "If such a relatively uncomplicated conspiracy and cover-up as Watergate came unraveled so easily, how could ... the Kennedy assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. [plot] have been kept so well for so long?" --William Marina, "Shooting Down the Conspiracy Theory conspiracy theory n. A theory seeking to explain a disputed case or matter as a plot by a secret group or alliance rather than an individual or isolated act. conspiracy theorist n. " "To compel men and women to comfort the sick, restore the forests, or repair the cities is forced labor.... It matters not ... whether the pay is the $288 a month paid to U.S. Army recruits Recruit or Army recruit is a term often colloquially used to refer to the lowest military rank in various armed services. It usually implies that the soldier so labeled has not yet completed basic training. More formally, "recruit" means a person attending boot camp. or the $3 a month paid to Soviet army conscripts." --Robert Poole Jr., "The 'National Service' Menace" "The anti-nuclear, anti-energy environmental issue is tailor-made for those who seek massive and rapid political change.... Attempts to meet energy demands are discredited dis·cred·it tr.v. dis·cred·it·ed, dis·cred·it·ing, dis·cred·its 1. To damage in reputation; disgrace. 2. To cause to be doubted or distrusted. 3. To refuse to believe. n. with scare tactics For the political strategy, see Tactical politics Scare Tactics is a reality show on the Sci-Fi Channel which began airing April 2003. It last aired on January 1, 2006. It is produced by Hallock & Healey Entertainment. In Canada, it is broadcast on Razer. and denounced as morally unacceptable degradations of the environment." --H. Peter Metzger, "Environmental Activists Capture Washington" |
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