Opposition

do our best to move them in the direction of nonviolence” . Thich stresses that only love can only flourish by understanding the opposition and helping the opposition return that sense of understanding. If there is an opportunity to avoid violence, take that opportunity to make the opposition see the errors of violent action and do so without anger. Viewing the opposition as enemies naturally rouses emotions of hate, anger, and frustration. A person blinded by anger cannot put love into action.…

the Vietnam War and is where the presidents felt the most opposition from. Media did use many other tactics to show their opposition to the war. Just as the United States government was using Uncle Sam to get support of the war, anti-war posters gained popularity during the time of the Vietnam War. Posters which said “draft beer, not students” and “girls say yes to boys who say no” quickly appeared all over college campuses, streets and public areas. The poster that said “girls say yes to boys…

control over the matter. The opposition to the Vietnam War was so great that it led to what became known as Vietnam Syndrome or the lack of desire to enter into military endeavors, which…

resistance from the church is the Catholic Church who like many groups displayed direct opposition and protest towards Nazi policies particularly to the policy of euthanasia. A high up Catholic bishop publicly denounced euthanasia on behalf of the church and this was followed by a number of churches doing the same throughout Germany. This is one of the few examples where their considerable support for the opposition of Nazi policies. It was an unusual situation where a well respected…

In the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, the character of Regina Mills, or as those from the enchanted forest call her the Evil Queen, is shown as not only being a complex character but a character that goes against the binary opposition of good vs. evil. Throughout the series the audience is shown a character that has many layers, and that has gone through hardships in her life that have shaped her to be who is she throughout the show. Her hardships are what pushed her to become the…

the Nazi plan to kill the Jews of Europe, by hiding or escaping from German-controlled Europe. Most non-Jews neither aided nor hindered the "Final Solution." Relatively few people helped Jews escape. Those who did aid Jews were motivated by opposition to Nazi racism, by compassion, or by religious or moral principle. In a few rare instances, entire communities as well as individuals helped save Jews. They did so at tremendous risk. In many places, providing shelter to Jews was punishable by…

Her descriptions of the opposition fall into tropes of violence and irrational behavior traditionally seen as critiques of white supremacists. She spends a lot of the time in the interview discussing the “alt-right” in this manner. “This was a very powerful and encouraging part of…

husbands returning from a long journey, and both set up in opposition to their wives via the structure of their respective plays. Menelaus is a stronger effective foil character husband because the structure of Helen, with the duality set in opposition and the play within the play, lends itself to give Menelaus that edge over Jason, who was only truly set up in opposition during the agon with Medea, whereas Menelaus and Helen were in opposition throughout the entire play. In the study of Greek…

candidates included victor Stalin as well as Trotsky, Bukharin, Zinoviev and Kamenev and there were several separate fights with constant changing of alliances and sides. Stalin, who was able to manipulate the party machine, use the weakness of opposition to his advantage be pragmatic with his policies and ideology and employ a certain element of luck was victorious and despite this array of methods he used, his manipulation of the party machine was key to his success in the leadership struggle…

party’s membership of 700,000 by more than a quarter in 1921. By 1924, party membership was cut in half. The party purges would further increase the power of the party dictatorship, and by eliminating dissenters of the party, there was hardly any opposition to Lenin’s power. Similarly, Stalin used party purges during the Great Terror. However, he extended his purges beyond the party and included the general population as a target. Between 1937-1938, approximately 1.6 million people were…