Resentment
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A specific cause of
resentment
nowadays is America’s unilateral decision to re-activate the US Navy’s Fourth Fleet, devoted to Latin America, which had been decommissioned in 1950.
Likewise, failure to acknowledge past crimes can foster
resentment
and, in some circumstances, contribute to demands for revenge.
The spectacle of “American government officials, academicians, businessmen, and politicians” arrogantly “telling the Russians how to conduct their […] affairs” inevitably “led to deep and long-term
resentment
and bitterness.”
That changed when the US bombing against the Taliban began; doubts over the wisdom of the US campaign combined with
resentment
at seeing a super-modern superpower pound away at a medieval country devastated by decades of war.
Nor does Armenia’s continued dependence on Russia bode well for regional co-operation, given deep
resentment
of Russian meddling in neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Of course, there is much silent
resentment
about the enormous political and economic space occupied by the Pakistan military, and a danger of a backlash if the military does not learn to share more space with civil society.
Moreover, communal violence has combined with deep-seated local
resentment
against western oil companies to render the oil-rich delta a battlefront.
Yet, despite these robust changes, poverty remains widespread, inequality abysmal, and social
resentment
is on the rise.
One reason is the
resentment
of India's huge 100 million strong Muslim minority.
Her victory came on the politics of resentment, and her possession of a name that remains magical with India's rural and urban poor.
Not surprisingly, when unelected individuals steer decisions that have huge social consequences, public
resentment
may not be far behind.
The absence of a broader “feel good” factor from economic recovery,
resentment
of economic inequality, mistrust of national political leaders, and greater faith in localism: these are the main features of Britain’s election campaign.
To be sure, America is the first name in anti-Western
resentment.
Those who are not will naturally harbor
resentment
toward those who are.
Now, too, as borrowers find credit increasingly difficult to obtain, and as
resentment
toward banks – and those responsible for regulating them – grows accordingly, we can expect demands for political intervention to alter the distribution of credit.
Who are Le Pen and Mélénchon trying to kid in feigning concern for public civility when they only fan
resentment
and hostility?
Clerics know that if Khamenei weakens, Ahmadinejad’s circle can manipulate widespread anti-clerical
resentment
and exclude them from power.
Popular
resentment
against the remaining ones is growing.
So feelings of injustice gave rise to resentment, envy, and a destructive energy focused on revenge against former enemies and old friends who seemed successful.
Although these policies have undoubtedly helped residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods, they have not been sufficiently ambitious to dampen
resentment.
Social status arouses more envy and
resentment
in our populist age than money or fame do.
The fact that he shares this
resentment
with millions of people who are much less privileged goes a long way toward explaining his political success.
The relationship between diasporas and their homelands often encompasses a broad palette of sentiments, including distrust, resentment, envy, and enmity.
Pruitt’s determination to reverse the EPA’s achievements in reducing air and water pollution, especially regulations adopted during Barack Obama’s presidency, bespeaks Trump’s own
resentment
of Obama.
To this day, many harbor deep
resentment
toward the outsiders, whom they regard as usurpers.
Yousef seethed with
resentment
about the discovery of his “Bojinka” (explosives) cell in Manila the month before and vowed:We will take the harshest of measures in order that all Filipino interests inside and outside the Philippines will be subject to destruction....Our measures will include assassinating prominent figures, foremost among them the Filipino President (RAMOS)....We also have the ability to use chemicals and poisonous gas against vital institutions, residential populations, and drinking water sources...
For him, all the days and years ahead look black; for him, there is only
resentment
and controlled rage.
Such a preponderance of power cannot be healthy in the long run, as it will fuel
resentment
of Germany and likely leave the EU less willing and able to act together on the world scene.
But how society responds will mean the difference between a prosperous world and a world torn apart by slow growth and
resentment.
Like the Swiss People’s Party, Vlaams Belang feeds on popular
resentment
of immigrants – especially Muslim immigrants – of the European Union, and, of course, of the French-speaking Walloons, from whom the Flemish nationalists would like a divorce.
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