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Housewives in poor countries – and in better-off countries, too –
despair
at the rising cost of feeding their families.
Cheney’s influence resulted in the bloody disaster of Iraq, the moral humiliation of Guantanamo, water-boarding and “extraordinary rendition,” the
despair
of friends and the contempt of critics, a full-dress parade of double standards around the globe.
Success as Mayor of Bucharest will boost his chances, and what better way is there for a politician to promote himself than by “cleaning up” some seemingly intractable problem – particularly one that symbolizes ten years of incompetence and
despair.
I doubt, however, that celebrities like Miss Bardot will ever recognize the absurdity of their misplaced priorities – to come to a country where millions live in
despair
and dire conditions, and show concern for only the wild dogs.
However serious those crises turn out to be, historians a century from now will likely
despair
at our shortsightedness.
It failed, because when the bilateral talks collapsed, readiness to engage in regional cooperation withered under the
despair
of failed politics and the bloody reality of the Second Intifada.
Wherever and whenever in Islamic history there are stories of
despair
and loss, hijra emerges as a path to courage and spiritual victory.
Despite cynicism, apathy, frustration, despair, and violence, some Saudis still hope for the emergence of a prince on a white horse who will place the kingdom onto the path of reform.
Rather, the electorate was expressing its indignation, despair, and wounded national pride.
Instead of throwing up our hands in despair, we should adhere to a distinction dear to the great German sociologist Max Weber, for now is a time when the ethics of responsibility must prevail over the ethics of conviction.
The deep conviction that reform can only lead to revolution and chaos results in a stultification of reality that can lead to immobility and
despair
– and thus become a dangerous and self-fulfilling prophecy.
There was a palpable sense of
despair
and disbelief among Ukrainians enjoying jazz in Lviv as they watched Europe self-destruct once again.
This is not a time for retreat, indifference, or
despair.
Outsiders include the unemployed, and persons who exit from the labor force either because they
despair
of finding work, or are induced to leave by generous retirement and disability benefits.
Evidently, the pessimism and
despair
that often overwhelms free traders today is unwarranted.
Israel’s Egyptian DilemmaJERUSALEM – The Arab revolt against inertia, despair, and decline has rightly inspired the admiration of civilized people everywhere – everywhere, that is, except in Israel.
But there is another risk: that warnings such as these will lead to
despair.
Now is a time not for despair, but for active engagement.
Despair
and alienation have taken hold of the younger generation of Arabs, who represent over 50% of the region's population.
Of course, Europe is not Africa, where violence and
despair
are the engines of fragmentation.
Development economists wring their hands in despair: Africa defies their best efforts to create a miracle.
When they give way, disease,
despair
and death rush in.
All this disease and
despair
deserves more than sympathy, if only because in this globalizing world, the prosperity of one nation increasingly depends on the prosperity of others.
Filled with accounts of cruelty, they can inspire
despair
for the human condition.
But much of that support rode on the coattails of the fear caused by observing the classes just below theirs plunge into
despair
and loathing, while their own children’s prospects dimmed.
Such an approach would provide the breathing space needed to restore confidence and implement reforms in an atmosphere of moderate optimism rather than
despair.
Equally important, Israel will be forced to confront the reality of Palestinian despair, which the unique relationship with America has allowed it to obfuscate and evade for too long.
This is not a counsel of
despair.
In a public gesture of despair, Cherkesov admitted the failure of Putin’s project to reanimate Russian governance by subordinating it to the security services.
It also requires that the outcome of Europe’s struggle to establish effective institutions offers grounds for hope, not
despair.
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