Mockery
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Berlin-based elites have responded to Spahn’s essay with mockery, itself a reflection of the German capital’s increasingly cosmopolitan political culture since reunification.
It was a brutal war for territory, in which civilians were targeted more often than combatants, making a
mockery
of international humanitarian law (indeed, it has taken decades to round up known war criminals, some of whose trials remain ongoing).
His poorly conceived demonetization has made a
mockery
of these objectives, while bruising his reputation as an efficient and competent manager.
The “America first” approach that Trump advocates comprises disdain for NATO, contempt for the European Union, and
mockery
of Germany’s leadership role in Europe.
But current COP negotiations make a
mockery
of most legislatures.
This makes a
mockery
of its claim to champion the eurozone as a rules-based club.
Indeed, the entire process of choosing these international institutions’ leaders is a historical anachronism that undermines their effectiveness and makes a
mockery
of the G-7 countries’ commitment to democracy.
Given the risk that Trump will face derision and even outright
mockery
from some quarters, why he has decided to attend Davos remains unclear.
While the US, the international community, and the Bank itself repeatedly emphasize the importance of good governance, a selection procedure that de facto leaves the appointment to the US president makes a
mockery
of it.
The fact that science is finding connections between women’s sexual experience and their emotions and perception should not be cause for mockery, but for curiosity and respectful investigation of the facts.
The end of American preeminence in education, the collapse of private-sector unions, the emergence of a winner-take-all information-age economy, and the return of Gilded Age-style high finance have produced an extraordinarily unequal pre-tax distribution of income, which will burden the next generation and make a
mockery
of equality of opportunity.
The post-modern realities of our grave present make a
mockery
of modernity.
The support of a multi-millionaire now counts vastly more than that of an ordinary citizen, making a
mockery
of the principle of “one man, one vote.”
But Russian memory is also subject to Western-style postmodernist
mockery.
In fact, all are squandering billions of dollars on modernization of their nuclear forces, making a
mockery
of United Nations disarmament pledges.
Parliamentarians were offended by press coverage of Queen Caroline’s divorce in 1820, and by newspapers’
mockery
of King George IV.
Syria’s Balance of TerrorLONDON – As the civil war in Syria nears the six-year mark, the mounting death toll and constantly shifting military landscape is making a
mockery
of the diplomatic track.
Most consequential, two young pro-independence campaigners who were elected to the Legislative Council – Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung – chose to make a
mockery
of their oath of office last September.
Coming after the deaths of at least 30 people in Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Libya, Nigeria, and other Islamic countries during protests against cartoons ridiculing Muhammad, the Irving verdict makes a
mockery
of the claim that in democratic countries, freedom of expression is a basic right.
There is no doubt that the result makes a
mockery
of the jibe that Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin issue make her unfit to rule, a charge NDA leaders had built their campaign on.
We live in a secular world, where free speech can easily turn into insensitive and irresponsible mockery, while others see religion as their supreme goal, if not their last hope.
Regionally, the three strands of the European order are unraveling: the US is seeking to reduce its investment in NATO, the EU is de-emphasizing enlargement, and the chaos in the Middle East and Ukraine is making a
mockery
of the European Neighborhood Policy.
Likewise, an Islamic democracy with restrictions on non-religious parties would be a
mockery
of democracy and harmful to Islam.
In other republics through agreements on border guards, training, and military facilities, Moscow has kept control of security-related affairs and so made a
mockery
of their independence.
Likewise, the revolts in different parts of the Arab world have made a
mockery
of efforts to divide states into “moderate” and “radical” anti-Western camps.
Indeed, they may well have wondered if the cunning ex-KGB men around Putin simply wanted to make Kaczynski’s Katyn commemoration a
mockery?
Now the eurozone – with a centralized monetary policy, run by the European Central Bank, alongside 27 national fiscal policies – has come to look like a
mockery
of economic common sense.
The growing calls of some state officials to deal with economic crime are viewed by the business community as both a
mockery
of the legal code and a veiled threat that the prosecutors want their cut of Russia's riches.
A prominent American right-wing commentator recently opined that any attempt to hold the torturers, and their masters in the Bush administration, accountable, would make a
mockery
“of the efforts of the tough and brave Americans who guard us while we sleep.”
It was making a
mockery
of men who should be tough and brave, but had become thugs instead.
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