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Writer-director Troy Duffy dives into the murkiest depths of the "law," and its apparent
futility
in modern times, and how it takes two Irish fraternal twin brothers, Conner and Murphy (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus - both of whom are a little too convincing in their roles), to stir up enough debate about vigilantism to become media heroes.
It is an excellent preview of the coming involvement of American troops and the
futility
and waste of fighting a limited war.
It shows the
futility
of war and how ground combat will become obsolete.
Yep, this is serious stuff all the way, and all the softcore sex, lesbian, massage and shower scenes seem to be building up towards making a firm point about the
futility
of a hedonistic lifestyle.
movie subtle also reflects the
futility
of partition & insecurities of the time.It should be a lesson to all the people who give more importance to theology than humanity.
Gregori Chukhrai makes a very powerful, and poignant protest against the horror and
futility
of war.
Arna proved the
futility
in stereotyping.
To China (and Russia), it signaled the
futility
of falling in line with US demands against an ally and the pointlessness of engaging in tough multi-party negotiations over several years.
Some may look to unpopular and unjust foreign adventures in Iraq as examples of the
futility
of lawful political action.
More and more Palestinians, fed up with the
futility
of what is still called the “peace process,” believe that Fatah’s fierce rival, Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules Gaza, has more effective ways to break the current impasse.
The Poverty of Thinking About PovertyThe World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg is, as expected, contemplating numerous bold promises, but the meeting itself is doomed to be an exercise in
futility.
One important lesson from Latin America’s journey concerns the
futility
of relying on the exchange-rate regime as the main stabilization instrument.
Nearly 120 years ago, Winston Churchill described the
futility
of warfare in the region: “Financially it is ruinous.
The problem is that traditional government interventions are an exercise in futility: Taxing free services is pointless.
In 1936, John Maynard Keynes demonstrated the
futility
of trying to balance the budget in the midst of an economic depression.
Everywhere else, for whatever reason – misguided strategies, tactical mistakes, erroneous theories, US intervention, etc. – they faced only defeat, repression, and
futility.
Rather than attempt to control the masses of tourists and business travelers entering the country from all sides – essentially an exercise in
futility
in Switzerland – the country decided to focus police resources specifically on security threats.
Already, issues like climate change and energy supply demonstrate the
futility
of isolated national action and the critical importance of both deepening and enlarging the EU.
Recommending measures that the public cannot implement creates a sense of futility, not a sense of control.
But past efforts at building a global order have had their share of
futility.
Kiyosaki may try too hard to be inspirational, but I often think of him when I hear finance professors opine on the efficiency of markets and the
futility
of making money by trading in them.
Like Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump harnesses
futility
and anger, exploits nostalgic yearning and nationalism, and finds convenient scapegoats in vulnerable people such as immigrants.
For many in the West, and especially for the political right in the US, the
futility
of attempting to negotiate with the North is hardly a revelation.
What Is the Pound Telling Us?LONDON – I know from my 32 years in finance that the weird world of foreign-exchange markets can sometimes defy comprehension, and that trying to estimate sterling’s baseline, equilibrium value can be an exercise in
futility.
The more Europe suffers, the more its people will correctly perceive an incrementalist agenda for reform as nothing more than an exercise in
futility.
His elimination shows the
futility
of the river of terror that he unleashed on history.
It is also a symbol of futility, because it does not constitute a viable long-term solution.
That underscores the
futility
of attempting to find a bilateral solution for a multilateral problem.
Elsewhere, the stories of
futility
in the “war on drugs are more brutal: capital punishment for drug-related offenses; extra-judicial killings in the name of creating drug-free societies; drug users sent to labor camps as a form of “treatment”; and drug-using women handcuffed to beds during childbirth.
As a result, the natural struggle of the legislature to join the ruling elite as an equal met with the unyielding stand of a president allergic to "the Reds", and this bickering gradually, out of sheer senselessness and futility, degenerated into a fight to change the state system.
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