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But there is a crucial difference: In the US, such proto-fascist language is heard on the extremist fringes; in Britain, even mainstream media and parliamentary debates routinely refer to
opponents
of Brexit as anti-democratic schemers and unpatriotic saboteurs.
When South Africa’s Constitutional Court ended capital punishment in 1995,
opponents
of the decision argued that the court was not in tune with public opinion; some even called for a referendum.
But, even among its opponents, its value for poorer countries came to be recognized, as it helped to lift more than a billion people in Asia out of abject poverty.
Long before Trump, that party – and its cheerleaders in the right-wing media – had started to demonize its
opponents
and effectively told its followers that they could never opt for “European-style socialists” and other un-American abominations under any circumstances.
Civic education can be crucial in helping young people to manage disagreements and recognize other citizens as legitimate
opponents
in democratic conflicts.
And no one seriously expects American
opponents
of President Donald Trump to stop protesting and unite with his supporters.
As Prime Minister in 2007, he handed power to his
opponents
on a silver platter, by attacking his coalition partner, the Samoobrona party, and calling for an early election.
With political support for these changes still shaky, the risk is that
opponents
may use Parmalat, Enron, Vivendi, and other cases as an excuse to reverse the process.
Throughout the nineteenth century, Catholicism’s public role bred cruel fights between supporters of the clergy and their opponents, reflecting a more fundamental conflict between supporters of the Republic and advocates of a return to the old order.
But they invariably exaggerate what they have to offer, as well as the perils that would result should their
opponents
win.
Shielded by China and Russia from foreign intervention, Assad now has license to pursue his goals with no mercy for his
opponents.
The Libyan tyrant happily allowed his opponents, or anyone who annoyed him, to be tortured or killed.
As in all violent revolutions, the morality of the dictator’s
opponents
was never entirely without blemish.
She will prevail not because her views look any more convincing than those of the center-left professional pols of the Labour Party, but because her
opponents
look so much worse.
Taiwan's Democratic Labor PainsYoung democracies can be cruel: their voters are often as unforgiving as political
opponents.
The Strategic Imperative of TTIPBRUSSELS – As negotiations between the European Union and the United States over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) move toward a final agreement,
opponents
of the proposed pact are becoming more vocal.
The treaty’s
opponents
have been trying to scare the European public with dire scenarios of what will happen if the TTIP is enacted.
While
opponents
of globalization still fight “neo-liberal” policies, political discourse has taken a new turn.
Perhaps its Labor Party should be given credit for pioneering the principle that center-left governments can sometimes achieve economic liberalization better than their center-right
opponents.
Advocates of discriminatory measures often charge their
opponents
with stifling legitimate criticism of Israel.
In Afghanistan, NATO-led military operations against the neo-Taliban and other
opponents
of state-building offer only a partial and temporary solution.
Opponents
allege that a legal system of exchange will inevitably replicate the sins of the black market.
To reject the constitution and force new elections for a constitutional assembly,
opponents
need a two-thirds majority in at least three provinces.
The Sunnis are only likely to win in two provinces, but if Sadr orders his followers in Baghdad’s slums to vote “no” alongside local Sunnis, that would probably flip the capital to the constitution’s opponents, ensuring its defeat.
In a real struggle over things that actually matter, we must assume that we are up against thinking opponents, who may understand some things about us that we don’t know about ourselves.
This includes members of the new administration who have voiced their clear support for the transatlantic partnership and continuity, to say nothing of Trump’s
opponents
– Democrats and Republicans alike – in Congress.
Worse still, it has fed their opponents’ narrative.
Saleh, emboldened by Gates’ remarks, immediately appeared on television and ordered all
opponents
to leave Yemen, as if millions of Yemenis would simply desert the country, leaving him and his family to reside in peace.
Even EMU
opponents
-- including myself -- concentrate on the economic dangers posed by monetary union.
Opponents
point out that that is exactly the problem, because the ECB’s mandate is more limited than the Fed’s.
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