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Pinochet responded with arrogance, provoking a huge sense of shame for Chile’s young democracy.
The second part of this argument – that the interests of ordinary people have been subordinated to those of the elite – must be heard and responded to.
Trump himself has responded to questions about his campaign rhetoric with a simple “I won.”
(Trump’s chief of staff responded with a veiled threat, warning the director to “be careful.”)
Mayors across Europe, however, have responded more moderately, feeling and showing solidarity with the plight of their French colleagues.
In fact, hardline German economists have already responded to Italy’s political crisis by circulating petitions to block any eurozone reform that could be regarded as a concession.
India’s government responded two weeks later, announcing a new ordinance that not only expands the definition of rape, but also makes behavior such as groping, stalking, trafficking, and voyeurism serious criminal offenses.
His opponents have responded by proclaiming their right to self-determination and threatening to boycott the referendum with which he hopes to legalize the reform.
Multilateral institutions, particularly the IMF, have responded by pumping an unfathomable amount of financing into Europe.
Despite the resounding gunfire and frantic alarms, no security forces responded until the attackers were safely gone.
A great leader would have responded differently.
Macierewicz then responded by declaring that Poland would purchase new helicopters from the United States, only to suggest soon after that Poland would produce its own helicopters jointly with Ukraine, or perhaps restart negotiations with Airbus.
In 1995, the late Yale University economist Gustav Ranis emphasized that the East Asian economies’ success in sustaining long-term growth owed much to the “flexibility of policymakers” who consistently responded to changing demands.
Faced with these remarkable numbers, most Europeans, in particular the French, have responded almost viscerally by looking for flaws in America's performance: surely these numbers must conceal some dark blemish; surely they must contain some artificial economic growth.
Fifty years ago, when asked what he thought would be the Vatican's reaction to one of his dictates, Stalin responded with his usual brute cynicism: How many divisions does the Pope have? he asked.
And the emotions in this case betray an element of Schadenfreude: look at how even the Dutch, always boasting of their superior tolerance and liberalism, have responded like cowards when their principles are truly tested.
Gazprom has since refused to pay, and Naftogaz has responded by going after its assets abroad.
Moreover, as Zhou Enlai memorably responded when Henry Kissinger asked him about the effects of the French Revolution, “It is too early to tell” (though Zhou apparently thought he was being asked about the consequences of the 1968 Paris student uprising).
Even Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan sent condolences to Paris days before he responded publicly to the massacre of his own citizens.
Putin responded with claims that the US created the Islamic State and supports “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine and around the world.
Some people responded opportunistically, seeing the way to promotion open as talented colleagues disappeared.
Despite the obviousness as to where all this was leading, individuals responded differently.
Religious groups responded to this opportunity, emerging first as social welfare agencies, and then becoming the equivalent of local politicians.
India responded to Pakistan’s gesture by supporting its bid for membership of the United Nation’s Security Council, and by withdrawing its objections to the European Union’s grant of special privileges to Pakistani textile exporters.
Karadzic responded emotionally that he would call former President Jimmy Carter, with whom he said he was in touch, and started to leave.
Rome responded by reducing the gold/silver content (the ancient equivalent of monetization), which led to sustained inflation in the empire.
In 1961, the US responded by creating the London Gold Pool, which obliged other countries to reimburse the US for half of its gold losses.
The changes resonated with the hopes of the time, and leaders responded.
When the Berlin Wall came down – and state socialism along with it – the European Economic Community’s founding member states responded by establishing the European Union, and committing to deeper European integration.
In January, France, which no longer has strategic or economic interests in western Africa, responded to a request from Mali’s citizens and caretaker leaders to intervene to prevent Islamist rebels from Libya and Algeria from overrunning the country.
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