Alienates

Bad: Governor Palin alienates or worse excites the Liberal base to come out and vote against Brown as a Palin stand in for her brand of conservatism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Note, Sin alienates God's mind from the sinner, and justly, for it is the alienation of the sinner's mind from God; but woe, and a thousand woes, to those from whom God's mind is alienated; for whom he turns from he will turn against. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Tarver said the event already "alienates" some Aspen riders because it costs $25 to enter the criterium compared to only $5 for other cycling club events. ❋ Scott Condon The Aspen Times Aspen (2010)

The union said the vote stems from what it calls Dr. Atwater's "flagrant disregard" for shared governance; "inappropriate and excessive spending" in tight budgetary times; a leadership style that "alienates" those on and off campus; and "poor decision-making." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The foundation said in its letter that mentioning specific deities "alienates" non-Christians and nonbelievers.

If a boy pretending to hump another boys face somehow "alienates" them then it wouldn't take much, would it?

Since the Marines want out of Iraq, it’s really hard to see how getting out "alienates" the military. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I plugged my ears into the MP3 player, which I don’t do often because I feel it kind of alienates me from being wholly where I am, but I didn’t feel like being wholly where I was so it was ok. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Which alienates the normal thinking real republicans from the 21st century. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bell's argument is centered in his affirmation of God's loving character, but he alienates love from justice and holiness ... ❋ Brian D. McLaren (2011)

It alienates opposition movements, non-governmental organisations and civil society leaders who are the best hope for transition to more stable, plural politics in the region. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This kind of incessant "whining" further alienates people like me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another oil analyst said the IEA's action could backfire if it alienates oil producers. ❋ Benoit Faucon (2011)

It's abominable that in 2010, after the * record industry* has figured out that DRM doesn't work, alienates customers, and gives too much control to the DRM companies, publishing is still mouthing inane noises about how DRM is necessary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And he is trying to woo back independent voters, but in a way that solidifies rather than alienates his left-of-center base. ❋ Greg Sargent (2011)

So what I want to look at is not just what alienates younger fans - because I think we already have a textbook case of that in the Readercon flyer issue and subsequent comments by the head of programming there. ❋ Cafenowhere (2009)

What now alienates me the most from Dickstein's critical method, however, are the grand generalizations he makes about the practice of fiction, generalizations that interpose great distance between the critic and the texts he/she ostensibly tries to illuminate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Recent history has shown that armed struggles are far less likely to be successful than nonviolent struggles, even against dictatorships, since it lessens the likelihood of defections by security forces and government officials, reduces the numbers of active participants in the movement, alienates potential supporters, and gives the regime the excuse to crack down even harder by portraying the opposition as "terrorists." ❋ Stephen Zunes (2012)