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major step toward
Glancing at the newspaper <
times seems to bring notl
sports. Story after story tel
somebody's life, family or both.
And if it isn't crime, it's corrupt!
that movie popcorn can lead to h<
National and international news
da. U.N.-protected "safe havens" ir
Palestinian-Israeli violence which
However, all is not totally lost,
black South Africans by white frir
the historic elections in that coun
black and white South Africans ar<
final nail in the coffin of apartheic
This simple art, with any luck, \
a society where whites make up <
Nelson Mandela, leader of the I
be the new president of a new Soi
a national Parliament, the cabinet
Even though this election is a gi
cratic institutions and finally brin|
stood for so long in South Africa,
making South Africa a free democ
Most African states, after gaining
experimented with multiparty dei
fall apart within a few years.
Bloody coups, sometimes by the
rule rather than the exception in i
And the same threatens South A
as revered as Mandela is probably
After being sworn in, Mandela rr
thing else. He must ensure all maj
representation in the government,
pected to be one of two deputy pre
tribe makes up 27 percent of the
modated.
After creating a government, Ma
stitution so there is more regional
stitution sets up a federal system, tl
These must be strengthened in tl
bringing down the government.
This week's historic elections ar
cratic South Africa. But the leader
rnntain ethnir rnnflirt Otherwise
Youth's poli
should inclu
A federal report was issued receni
which stated the government's Soci
Security trust fund will be exhaust*
by the year 2036 unless major r
forms are enacted.
In the mainstream press, this is
one-day, seven-inch story. And I'
afraid that when I talk about this i
sue with my peers, my impression
they find it equally irrelevant.
2036 may seem like a long way o
but it is ironic that people born
1971, many of whom are college s
niors today, will turn 65 in that yea
the age in which most people beg
receiving Social Security benefit
Political groups such as "Lead <
Leave" and 'Third Millennium" hai
tried to raise awareness amor
young people regarding the way i
which the post-baby boom gener
tion is being made the victim of ii
tergenerational rape, yet their voia
seem to mil on deaf ears.
Nero fiddled while Rome burner
twenty somethings drink beer and li
ten to Pearl Jam. And at the sam
time, young, cutting-edge journalisi
such as MTVs Tabitha Soren criticii
the "white maleness" and "educate
eliteness" of the debt-awarenes
movement without acknowledgin
the validity of the gripe.
The implications of a $4.2 trillio
debt are enormous. It means, amon
other things, that government is ii
creasingly unable to ameliorate ecc
nomic downtimes. Why? Reagar
n L 1 . 1
ousn anu now bunion nave violate
Keynes' most ardent rule: Run a sui
plus in good times and a deficit i
bad times.
President Clinton, the man wh
twentysomethings feel so at eas
with, at least judging by his recer
MTV appearance, is not making th
debt much better. His deficit redui
tion plan is a misnomer. What h
means by deficit reduction is a slo^
in the rate by which governmer
spends more than it collects. Thi
should not be confused with a re
duction in the overall debt Deficit i
actually debt addition.
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t free elections
equality
or watching local television news someling
more than bad news, weather and
Is of another crime which has destroyed
ion or public protests or the cheery news
sart disease.
; are not much better. Slaughter in Rwani
Bosnia-Herzegovina that aren't that safe,
seems to never end.
Despite the senseless killings of mostly
ige terrorist groups in the past few days,
try have not been derailed. As we speak,
: going to the same polls and putting the
I, together.
vill end centuries of white dominance in
amy i / percent or ine rorai population.
African National Congress, is expected to
ith Africa, which will split power between
and provincial governments,
neat step toward establishing truly demoting
down the racial barriers which have
this is only the start of a long process of
ratic society.
; independence in the '50s, '60s and '70s,
nocracy, oniy to nave tne rragne systems
military, and ethnic violence became the
\frican politics.
frica. But this can be avoided, and a man
the best one to do it.
lust concentrate on two areas before anyor
groups in the country have substantial
National Party leader F.W. de Klerk is exsidents.
And Zulu leader Buthelezi, whose
black population, must also be accommdela
must also work to amend the conautonomy.
Even though the interim conte
provincial governments are quite weak,
le attempt to keep ethnic violence from
e a wonderful start toward a truly demoship
must move fast after taking office to
, democracy won't last long.
tical interests
ide own future
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Jeff Turbitt
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it, I would say that a good number of
in people in their 20s are political. Hows.
ever, they seem mostly interested in
;>r environmental issues. I would sugse
gest to those people you do not leci
g ture on the "greenhouse effect" while
in your fiscal house is being ransacked,
a- There is no American Association
n- of Young People to lobby on young
es interests, but there certainly is the
American Association of Retired Perd;
sons ? ubiquitous and loud in the
s- halls of Congress making sure that
e Social Security laws are not amendts
ed.
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? 1I1W Id A JJtllLlLUiai 1AIIC UCtdUSC
d recent studies show that the average
;s retiree regroups all the money they
g ever placed into the Social Security
trust fund, with interest, in slightly
n more than three years. The net effect
g is that the generation that defeated
1. Hitler is having lunch on younger
y. generations.
x I suggest that the retirement age
d increase by six month every year unr.
til the government finds a way to fin
nance the dilapidated system. With
people living longer, it is only normal
0 to expect them to work longer as
e well.
, t It should also be noted that the one
ly group of people who are openly
discriminated against in the Constie
tution are people under the age of
w 25. One must be at least 25 or 30 to
(t have the vision and sagacity of a Newt
s Gingrich or Ernest Hollings.
Twentysomethings should consid^
er saving themselves as they continue
their work in saving the whales.
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Richard Milhous Nixon's political career began
after his service in the Navy during World War II.
He was elected to Congress in 1947, running
against his opponent as an anti-Communist. In Congress,
he joined the House Un-American Activities
Committee under Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Nixon participated
in the grilling of Alger Hiss, a State Department
official accused of being a Communist.
Nixon also served as a Senator from California between
1950 and 1952.
In 1952, Dwight Eisenhower selected Nixon as
his running mate. Nixon almost lost the nomina
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To the editor: Unlike yo
After observing one too many in- you cannot
stances of rude and really annoying six-pack ar
behavior at campus music recitals, I pecting to c
felt it was my duty as a music major the perforn
to attempt to clue others in on the For those1
"do's and don'ts" of attending any there is sue
kind of performance, recital or con- recital, here
cert pertaining to genres other than really anno)
"pop." former or a
Please do not interpret this column 1. Walk ir
as a means of patronization. It is, MUSC 110,
however, apparent to me that several tending the
students who attend the free perfor- the worst y<
mances at Gambrell Hall (many of do is comp
whom are required to because of former's line
MUSC 110 Appreciation stipulations) gie.
are clueless with regards to concert 2. Feel fire
etiquette. You're a sti
Let's look up the word appreciation got places 1
in the dictionary, shall we? "Appreci- has time to
ation - sensitive awareness, as of art." some guy ci
Wow, that's funny. So many appreci- ano (or was
How will the free
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things should begin to ge
years."
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the same. It's not going
any problems."
tion because of charges he had accepted contributions
from California millionaires. Charges of corruption
rained down on Nixon. In his famous
"Checker's" speech, Nixon defended himself and
went on to accept the vice presidential nomination.
The Eisenhower/Nixon ticket won election, and
Nixon served eight years as vice president until
1961.
Nixon believed himself the heir apparent for the
presidency and ran for the office in I960 against
John Kennedy, who won the election by a mere
10,000 votes. The defining moment in the election
was the Kennedy/Nixon television/radio debate.
During the debate, Nixon appeared a shady character,
while Kennedy seemed honest and confident.
People watching the debate believed Kennedy won,
but those listening by radio believed Nixon won.
In 1962, Pat Brown defeated Nixon in the California
gubernatorial race. Nixon vowed his political
career was over and told the press, "You won't
have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore."
However, if anyone could be described as the
"comeback kid of politics," Richard Nixon was that
person. Nixon won the Republican nomination in
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COLUMNIST
1968, defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert
Humphrey in a close race.
Nixon made many important contributions to the
United States. He integrated the Southern school
system and moved the Supreme Court to the center.
For the Republican party, Nixon established a
political coalition of Southern Democrats and
Northern Democratic blue collar workers, along
with the traditional Republican constituencies.
In foreign affairs, Nixon opened relations with
the People's Republic of China in February 1972,
and he signed the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty with
the Soviets the same year. "Detente" became a
household word for hone in rontinnino the nesee
between the superpowers.
Nixon's credentials as an anti-Communist made
him an unlikely person to reach out to the Soviet
Union and the People's Republic of China. However,
he put the interests of the United States ahead
of his ideology.
Nixon's presidency cannot be discussed without
examining Watergate. Ultimately, the weight of political
pressure from Watergate forced him from office.
Where Nixon had transcended his Cold War
anti-Communist ideology as president in foreign affairs
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domestic politics.
I believe Nixon could not escape his "them vs.
its seem to be neither sen- the same anyway).
ire of anyone else around 3. Your comments du
ti less the performer and formance are welcome,
ic. ers around you are ir
ur own cozy living rooms, know your opinions abc
come to a recital with a played, how boring it i
id a remote control, ex- point you're planning l
:hange the channel when there so you can watch
lance doesn't thrill you. Butt-head."
svho didn't realize that if
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are a few surefire ways to and courtesy are not too
r the dickens out of a per- \t IS both sad and scaq
n appreciative audience: convenience-based cull
i late. After all, if you're in people cannot find time
, you need credit for at- ten
se recitals, right? Besides,
Dur tardy entrance could Meg
letely interrupt the per- Music
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ident of the '90s. You've &CtiOflS UOfl t IH
;o be, things to do. Who
sit around and listen to To the editor:
rank out Mozart on a pi- In response to the cc
it Beethoven? Aw, it's all pootlian comments typi
elections in South Africa
win the elections, , J "It s
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Political science junior
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Frank Miir s
Administrative manager of Maintenance Servit es
political errors
us" mentality, and why should he have? The day! le
arrived in Washington, the Washington Post claim :d
that Nixon "becoming president was like the Nazistaking
Paris." This animosity toward Nixon height-*
ened the president's distrust of the media and the
Democratic political establishment.
Nixon's approach to dealing with the Watergate
scandal became a model of how not to deal with a
political crisis. He resigned Aug. 9,1974. In retrospect,
the Watergate break-in seems ridiculous
Nixon's opponent, George McGovern, was a weak
candidate whose nomination at the turbulent Chicago
National Convention aided Nixon's theme of law
and order.
If there was a positive side to the Watergate scandal,
it was that the American political system ultimately
worked. Power changed hands from an embattled
president to his successor without a shot
being fired. Where else in the world could such a
transition take place?
Despite his domestic political controversies,
Nixon was a strong president. How history will
record the Watergate era in relation to Nixon's accomplishments
cannot be adequately assessed to-*k*
day because we are too close in time to the event.
Nixon was a very human president in a job that
requires presidents to act as marble monuments.
wnetner you love him or hate him, Nixon's death
should be regarded as the passing of a tragic, brilliant
giant.
He was a political product of his time and tl le
leading American post-World War II president 1
join Americans around the country in offering 1 is
family sympathy for its loss.
hypocrisy," in the April 25 issue ojf
ring the per- The Gamecock, I would like to ma k?*
I'm sure oth- a few p0jnts in disagreement,
iterested to First, I know of few TV sho vs
Ut Pie^ which "make fun of Christianity ahd
is or at what . ? ' .
o bust outta ,ts f?"owers- 1 do, however, knowjof
"Beavis and some which criticize religious fun< lamentalism.
That is an entirely diff ;ritals,
great. If ent matter.
), but respect Second, it is ludicrous for someo le
much to ask. to complain about bigotry, when in
' 'n this the next breath he voices his own b igture
of ours, Gtry. Check the beam in your 01 m
simp y to is- eye befofg trying to remove the m< ite
in your brother's.
;an Creenan Third, people of the Religious Ri{ lit
sophomore may "preach love and tolerance to
everyone," but until they are willi ig
rds, to practice these virtues, the prea< hatch
*n8 ^ hollow.
James U. Gleati >n
lumn, "Har- Staff membler
cal of liberal College of Nursiiig
i affect apartheid? i!
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eems like there will be continued violence
luse of all the extremist groups in South
:a."
Velma Bracell
Business senior
nomically, the country is not controlled by
k people. Things will probably get worse
use the racism will become more subtle,
in the United States."
Marquil Douglas U
Computer science senior