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Uuskonservatiivisuus
It is a basic assumption of neo-conservatism that, as a consequence of the spread of affluence among all classes, a property-owning and tax-paying population will in time become less vulnerable to egalitarian illusions and demagogic appeals and more sensible about the fundamentals of economic reckoning.
[W]orld government is a terrible idea since it can lead to world tyranny. International institutions that point to an ultimate world government should be regarded with the deepest suspicion. Finally, for a great power, the ’national interest’ is not a geographical term, except for fairly prosaic matters such as trade and environmental regulation.
Huh huh.
Ai kumpi oli minun keikka?
’Who’s singing?’ I asked one of the jiggling teenagers next to me. ’Dude,’ he said, rolling his eyes, ’it’s a sound test.’) ja vastaavasti rock-kriitikko vierailee Figaron häissä (
Call me an inverse snob but the one thing the rich can’t do – or, more to the point, buy – is style. All that money, so little taste.).
Sunnuntailukemistoksi
hyvä kirja, huono elokuva-sarjaa muutamalla mainiolla anekdootilla, Only when I laugh kertoo miksi komedian kirjoittaminen on niin kovin vaikeaa ja lopuksi When Critics Meet Pop pohtii miksi kriitikot eivät voi sietää Justin Timberlakea. Tämä viimeinen juttu linkittyykin siististi siihen, mistä aion aloittaa kirjoitussarjan huomenna, eli popin ja rockin ideologioihin.
Word 104: Cupidity
In the New Testament, however, Paul tries to eradicate this notion, writing in I Timothy 6:10 that cupidity or ’the love of money is the root of all evil.’
cupidity (n) : extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice, avariciousness, covetousness] – source: ON LANGUAGE: Bible
Humanitäärinen apu my ass
Since the programme began, Iraq has earned approximately $57 billion in oil revenues, of which it has spent about $23 billion on goods that actually arrived. This comes to about $170 per year per person, which is less than one half the annual per capita income of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Iraqi diplomats noted last year that this is well below what the U.N. spends on food for dogs used in Iraqi de-mining operations (about $400 per dog per year on imported food, according to the U.N.).
Word 102: Recalcitrant
Whenever an interviewer made the far-from-contentious suggestion that the band’s music was depressing, singer Thom Yorke reacted like a recalcitrant 14-year-old who had been asked to clear the table.
recalcitrant (adj) 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance [syn: refractory] 2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority – source: Hail To The Thief review
Word 103: Fiat
If any international act in the last decade is sure to generate enduring bitterness toward the United States, it is the epidemic suffering needlessly visited on Iraqis via U.S. fiat inside the United Nations Security Council.
fiat (n) : a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) [syn: decree, edict, order, rescript] – source: Cool War – Economic sanctions as a weapon of mass destruction
Word 101: Malversation
This reduction includes legitimate business oversight, and may even extend, I have been told, to actual malversation of funds.
malversation (n) : evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office – source: The neverending story
Word 100: Jaundiced
Perhaps it was seeing all the combinations and recombinations of couples coupling and uncoupling in a large building full of rooms to rent that gave him his jaundiced view of humanity.
jaundiced (adj) 1: (archaic) showing or experiencing a state of disordered feeling or distorted judgment as through bitterness or melancholy [syn: yellow] 2: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc 3: showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste – source: The One Who Liked It Hot