Modernizers

First, its clear that, like on the war, government officials did mislead us, from original deregulators in the Carter-Reagan years to the financial "modernizers" of the Clinton-Bush 2 era with their refusal to accept responsibility for the consequences of their free market fantasies, the gutting of rules and regulations and embrace of a phony "ownership society." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Politically, all are on the center-left, and all "modernizers," even if Jospin doesn't like the Third Way/Neue Mitte rhetoric of Blair and Schroder. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Lewis concludes that the West has a duty to aid those who want to bring real democratic reform to the Middle East, and to make sure their attempts don't fail like those of past "modernizers": ❋ Unknown (2003)

Pew found that 82% of Egyptians support stoning as a punishment for adultery, 84% favor the death penalty for Muslims who leave the religion, and in the struggle between "modernizers" and "fundamentalists," 59% identify with fundamentalists. ❋ Unknown (2011)

While the two men, both aged 43 and seen as "modernizers," might strike a personal rapport, there is deep mutual mistrust and suspicion among the rank-and-file, and even senior levels of both parties. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jon Huntsman is one of the GOP "modernizers" who is constantly lecturing the party that we have to "moderate" and shift to the center. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not only has his view of Japanese culture been clearly in uenced by Benedict, but it is also clear that he was also both in uenced by, and reacted against, the post-war critique of pre-war ideology mounted by the Japanese so-called 'modernizers' ❋ Route66mn (2009)

The Dutch were once most devout, but then legalised divorce, abortion, gay civil unions, gay marriages, euthanasia, prostitution etc. and now we have legalised suicides for anyone over 70 (when will it be extended to anyone and everyone?). xone; redgolum; lightman; Nyer; kosta50; nosterrex -- > copying you guys as I see this as not only a social but a religious issue -- and one that affects all of us Christians where we NEED to keep our Churches free from these "modernizers" ❋ Dailymail (2010)

Offering an alternative view of the nuclear arsenal are the "modernizers," led by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz, and Commander of US Strategic Command General Kevin Chilton. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It includes a superlative analysis of the fundamental ways in which traditional Islamic thought differs from both Judaeo-Christian and Enlightenment concepts and shows the full extent of the challenge that Moslem modernizers face. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Usefully dispels to myth that Islam emerged "in the full light of history" and has changed little since the 7th Century, though the author may be too optimistic about the prospects for moderates and modernizers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"In effect, you have two movements within the party: the traditionalists versus the modernizers." ❋ Alkman Granitsas (2011)