Spectacle
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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.”
Both the feminist chants and the primitive chords were secondary to the
spectacle.
But the lethal mix of poverty, youth unemployment, and the mesmerizing
spectacle
of millions of petrodollars flowing out of the delta and into the pockets of the powerful, casts a long shadow.
There was something deeply hypocritical in the
spectacle
of these old warhorses, who rely so often on their own redneck guerrillas, defending the police against the “militias.”
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the terrible
spectacle
of thousands of Syrian refugees, crammed into rickety vessels, attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
Sumo, as a traditional spectacle, cannot survive without respectable patrons.
Has Palestine Won?TEL AVIV – The somber
spectacle
of Israel’s isolation during the United Nations debate on Palestinian statehood marks the political tsunami that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s critics warned would arrive if Israel did not propose a bold peace initiative.
What is not known is how many more acts this sad political
spectacle
will have, and thus when – and how – it will end.
Fabulous military technology is part of the
spectacle
and becomes its own justification – a character in the hero’s story line.
Thanks to the World Cup, one is a citizen of the world, enjoying a
spectacle
together with billions of others on “Planet Soccer.”
Eight hundred years ago this month, it offered a colorful spectacle, dotted with the tents of barons and knights, and the larger pavilion of King John of England, looking like a circus top with the royal standard fluttering above.
China’s Triumph of the WillMOSCOW – When the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games begins in a few days, viewers will be presented with a minutely choreographed
spectacle
swathed in nationalist kitsch.
And it is this rise in risk premia that threatens to send the global economy into a deep recession, and turn the financial markets from a
spectacle
of schadenfreude into a malign source of unemployment and idle factories worldwide.
The rest of Asia might be content to sit back and watch the
spectacle
of Japan’s myopic politics if Japan’s inability to work to help stabilize the region did not matter so much.
In Trump’s case, this has made for a revolting spectacle, full of pandering to anti-Muslim and anti-Mexican sentiment.
Judging by the last few weeks, it seems as though we are going to have to live with a routine
spectacle
of international destabilization via Twitter.
Our national
spectacle
of self-harm must be growing tiresome.
Moreover, by denying Liu’s dying wish to live his final days in freedom abroad, the government avoided an embarrassing spectacle: a public funeral for Liu attended by tens of thousands of his supporters and admirers.
Elections are an enduring
spectacle
of free India, and give foreign journalists the opportunity to remind the world that India is the world’s largest democracy.
The American people have been treated to a
spectacle
of jingoism, fear mongering, confusion of Iraq with Osama bin Laden's terrorists, and simple patriotism.
Despite the cliché, power does corrupt, and the late Blair era, like that of Margaret Thatcher before it, has been a squalid
spectacle.
Republicans – indeed, all Americans – must understand the risks to global stability, and even peace, that could accompany a presidential campaign that becomes a Trump-produced
spectacle
of incendiary demagogy.
The beauty of a big-data dictatorship is that it could sustain itself less through direct threats and punishment as a public spectacle, and more through “nudges” to manipulate people’s perspectives and behavior.
Yet there are larger issues behind the electoral
spectacle
that must not be overlooked.
In nature, competitors perform, and the most compelling, beautiful
spectacle
wins.
The division is in a sense inscribed in the democratic
spectacle.
Ukraine's Borgia CampaignWith its accusations about poisonings and conspiracies, Ukraine's presidential election campaign is a
spectacle
only the Borgias could love.
Then the war itself began with the so-called “shock and awe” bombing of Baghdad – a made-for-TV live
spectacle
aimed at ensuring high ratings for the US-led invasion.
Freeing German DemocracyBERLIN – The
spectacle
surrounding the recent talks to form a new coalition government in Germany is a bellwether of voter discontent.
In a pathetic
spectacle
of incompetence, Japan's economy is sinking, its public finances moving to junk bond status.
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