Sentences with phrase «so reactionary»

Mike said: I also like strikes, marches, sine - waving generally, but I have given up on that model because it failed to move Obama and the dems to make bold choices about policy in 2009 and the elections since that time have been so reactionary and destructive of the «common good» that I don't want to waste my time in these activities now.

I also like strikes, marches, sine - waving generally, but I have given up on that model because it failed to move Obama and the dems to make bold choices about policy in 2009 and the elections since that time have been so reactionary and destructive of the «common good» that I don't want to waste my time in these activities now.

The people on here that are making up excuses for the Chinese government's failures need to open their eyes and stop being so reactionary.

It's not good to be so reactionary, and frankly I think that most people can actually be better off by focusing that time and energy on making money that can later be invested

So reactionary article is reactionary and too silly to bother with.

That is counterbalanced by 4 year presidential and 6 year senate terms, so a reactionary House midterm can't control, but it can stop.

He's improved under Klopp and he's put in some impressive performances but why as a fan base do we have to be so reactionary?

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In doing so, we avoid changes that are reactionary and not in your or your family's long - term interest.

As our knowledge of what is «real» changes, so does our science... our understanding of science is reactionary, so in many cases «FACT» should really be interpreted as «factual until proven otherwise.»

The so - called «War on Christmas» is actually a War on Atheists being conducted by reactionary theocrats.

It is the reactionary claim that there is no human factor in what needs to be mirrored, or rather that the presence of any such human factor distorts reality and so should as far as possible be transcended.

it's a shame that something that should be so good for people and make them better people has been used to manipulate people into supporting reactionary and intolerant groups who seek to keep people ignorant and under their thumb for money and power.

So the support of Donald Trump is evidence of some reactionary [backclash].

First, you know nothing about me, so you would do well to cease and desist with your reactionary attack.

So you really think that this reactionary gang of religious zealots really cares about AMerica??

One of the more interesting recent fantasy writers, China Mieville, thinks so — and has developed his urban, industrial, and democratic «Bas Lag» world as a direct competitor to Tolkein's Middle Earth, which he considers implicitly reactionary.

Thus I would conclude that in principle what I have been urging is not so obscurantist, reactionary, or nostalgic as it might appear.

Same seems to go with the reactionary stance of Christian men, who seem so afraid of not having the edge anymore that they must stamp back down on women to feel like the world is in proper order.

So far, Zweig's analysis has a reactionary, wistful tone, which never quite left him.

In the course of doing so Sullivan referred to our deputy editor Matthew Schmitz as one of the «reactionaries and legalists» against whom Sullivan believes he and the pope are now allied.

Dr MacMillan is so far from being a dyed in the wool reactionary that he says he has «always seen [The Tablet] as an important and sensible Catholic voice in the media».

I happen to live in Britain where the welfare state, despite its obvious failings and inadequacies (to which reactionaries are always calling attention), has had and still does have as its chief concern the provision to everyone of those absolute necessities that are required if the citizens are to lead better, healthier, and more satisfying lives because they have been delivered from nagging fears and worries about illness and old age and much else that can be so dreadfully threatening to them.

But it does high England with such glee, and so winkingly, that the act comes off as inclusive rather than reactionary.

The piece was written when Keuchel's ERA was 3.55, so it wasn't just reactionary scaremongering.

(2) somewhat linked to the previous comment in that we never seem to be prepared to hit the ground running with our best potential lineup come opening day... it's become so common, in recent years, that many fans actually hope we stumble a little in the first couple games just so it forces Wenger to bring in reinforcements... unfortunately this can be problematic, thus one of the most common phrases associated with Wenger, «panic buy»... this situation is also negatively impacted by the ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the summer months... right now I'm watching the Super Cup and not a single player is unavailable to either manager, including Ronaldo, yet somehow we have a list of players half a mile long that haven't seen game - time so far this preseason... I can only assume this is a reactionary policy created due to the multitude of injuries this club has faced over the years... just another sign of the fragility that permeates this club

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

spot, so he's leaving - Fans are reactionary and forget how good Szczesny was 13/14 season.

And he doubles down in The Nation: «[T] he United States has embarked on a course so deeply reactionary, so negative and mean - spirited, so chauvinistic and self - deceptive that our times may soon rival the McCarthy era.»

[T] he United States has embarked on a course so deeply reactionary, so negative and mean - spirited, so chauvinistic and self - deceptive that our times may soon rival the McCarthy era.

The party they are so in love with has only become more reactionary, less tolerant of LGBT issues, and increasingly isolated.

So what about reactionaries?

So: it was a smart move by Vote Leave to adopt pointedly optimistic language, resisting the Remainers» charge that they are reactionaries and blimpish enemies of modernity.

Democrats should take advantage of the Republican infighting and the creepiest reactionary rhetoric getting spewed with a campaign message like so:

The religious reactionaries were also upset by Chambers's exhortation to forget divine intervention: that would be tinkering with the great progressive experiment let loose so long ago.

Spending the time to do so will help you make an informed decision, not a reactionary one or the one that takes you down the path of least resistance.

The best mainstream film since «E.T.,» is an uplifting reminder that Hollywood can still produce truly great entertainment... The plot is so exquisitely developed that divulging anything beyond the basic outline might diminish the joyous surprises that await an audience thirsting for originality in a reactionary medium.

Of course you and Beevis have a point, but everyone is entitled to their opinion, and unfortunately not very many people are any good at articulating themselves and having a good discussion, so what comes out is usually a brief and reactionary comment.

The first thing you'll notice about an auto - contrarian (or reactionary) piece, whether it's an op - ed column or a movie review, is that it doesn't so much try to build a point - by - point rebuttal or counter-argument.

Then there's an old professor (Jan Tríska) trying to win a divorce from his long - estranged wife (Emilia Vasaryova) so that he can marry his long - time girlfriend (Igrid Timkova), and the whole thing climaxes with something like a wagged finger, with the professor's expat son (Petr Forman) bucking the reactionary provincialism of his homeland by revealing an aboriginal wife and a mulatto son.

So, before we heed reactionary calls to end standardized testing, it's important to remember the decades of willful neglect prior to NCLB.

So I guess when you want to get things done in edu - world, look to those who are truly trying to effect real change — conservatives, libertarians and DFER - type liberals, not reactionaries in progressive clothing.

As the discussion of Paul Vallas's time in Chicago continued nationally, it became clear that our previous publications about Vallas's racist policies in Chicago had not been read by many, here or elsewhere, so after talking with the man who wrote the analysis below, we've decided to — again — reprint as what may become one of several stories about the reactionary and racist career of Paul Vallas and the myths of the «Vallas method.»

So many others muddle the picture and make claims that come off either ridiculous or reactionary or both.

When I do, it's often a reactionary trade where I feel I've missed so many that I must get in on the next one.

I love Jim and how he takes such delight in rocking the boat and deliberately crossing the line while dancing around on the other side of it just to relish in the reactionary shrill screeches that are oh so easy to get.

Although the game does require a fair amount of strategy from the players part, the fact that you control so little of what happens during the battle means that most of it is reactionary strategy.

Brett's works play at this reactionary impulse to seek, find and resolve, so that all the new data we encounter can be comfortably catalogued as supporting evidence.

Okay, so you all can get on with calling McCain a reactionary continuer of Bushism.

Or, is it reactionary politics and being so wedded to «free enterprise»?

[1] If history is any guide only mass graves lie on their path, but I'm just a reactionary nutter so what do I know.