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This is why it is a mistake for cynics to shrug off Trump’s rhetoric as simply one of the things politicians do.
Yet the rhetoric of idealism has not quite disappeared.
Now we must lead a nation in which – thanks to the cynical ploys and hate-filled rhetoric of a discredited regime – some sections seem to be set against the democracy we seek to build.
The trouble is the rhetoric surrounding his proposals.
For that very reason it is still uncertain whether it will ever happen, despite the rhetoric of some of Europe’s political leaders.
They have tried to talk up the value of the euro, though currency markets have dismissed this as mere political rhetoric, and are rapidly bringing the euro closer to equilibrium.
Given India’s accommodating rhetoric, it is easy to view the country as a paper tiger.
As a result, the rhetoric of superpower is still there but the substance is fading rapidly away.
Would the political rhetoric shift if researchers in Oman discovered a key to suppressing AIDS?
Writers like John Judis claim that nineteenth-century Americans invented political populism, with its anti-elitist stance and inflammatory rhetoric.
But, though rhetoric matters in diplomacy, the pivot will be fatally undermined if Asians perceive the same sort of gap between America’s words and its actions that has become apparent in its Middle East policy (despite Kerry’s determined efforts to revitalize peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority).
The United States and others are substituting high rhetoric and symbolic punitive action for real action on Syria.
After several months of listening to Israeli (and, to some extent, US) war rhetoric, the regime began issuing its own menacing bombast, as a matter of substance and to defend the pride of a regime that views itself as the heir to the glorious imperial tradition of Persia.
For some time, under the impact of the Syrian civil war – and still smarting from the 2006 war with Israel – Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, had lowered his profile and moderated his rhetoric.
Iran’s war rhetoric and threat to inflict a deadly blow on Israel is served by dispatching a drone in the general direction of Dimona.
However, if this new approach is to be credible, AILAC’s progressive rhetoric at the UN must be supported by climate action within countries.
Will Netanyahu abandon his ideological rhetoric, negotiate seriously with the Palestinians, and make the needed concessions?
Some observers around the world criticized the Nobel Committee for rewarding only lofty rhetoric by anointing Obama as this year’s peace laureate.
Noble rhetoric!
Judging by Trump’s campaign rhetoric, and by statements from his Republican allies, environmental protection in the US will be gutted in a frenzy of deregulation and inducements for domestic oil, coal, and gas producers.
The rhetoric of xenophobic demagogues appears to have convinced him that he had to kill the children of the social-democratic elites in order to protect Western civilization against the dangers of multiculturalism and Islam.
In both cases, the elderly were attracted by pessimistic rhetoric assailing the damage to their communities brought about by free trade, free movement, free love, and human-free technology disrupting their jobs and economic security.
Campaign rhetoric suggesting simple solutions like reducing “handouts” or taxing the rich is mere fantasy.
Israel’s bellicose rhetoric and Iran’s non-compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency requirements have made a showdown between the two countries seem increasingly likely.
What is needed is not rhetoric, but levelheaded efforts to find practical and forward-looking solutions to key issues on which regional and international cooperation is urgently required.
This gap between rhetoric and action left a vacuum;Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and private donors subsequently filled it by channeling support to extremist elements of the opposition, strengthening their hand at the expense of those being called moderates.
Of course, Zhirinovsky's national/socialist rhetoric has hidden his almost slavish subservience to the Kremlin.
Some with his eye on the next century might well neglect the here and now of interest to voters - jobs and feel-good rhetoric.
Dutschke tried to “unmask” Dahrendorf – the liberal establishment intellectual – as exploitative and undemocratic;Dahrendorf countered that Dutschke’s revolutionary rhetoric was naive, more hot air than substance, and ultimately dangerous.
This produces paradoxical results here in France, where – despite all the anti-globalization rhetoric – McDonald’s is more popular than anywhere else in Europe.
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