But, if you look at my case, you cannot help but think, 'Really?' " In the years since 9/11, Americans have arrived at an informal consensus that we don't often acknowledge: we tolerate, to one degree or another, curbs on our civil liberties in order to stop those who would do us harm.
We may not often acknowledge them, but without sanitation workers, we'd all be pretty screwed.
But there's one special quality to that role we don't often acknowledge: that mothers can get away with saying things that no one else is allowed to.
We don't often acknowledge that it's absurd to expect a Presidential candidate to be both original on a daily basis and ubiquitous, so, as long as voters expect to see their candidates face to face, the stump speech endures.
Of course, there are many parts of the South that are systematically flawed in ways we don't often acknowledge.
"While there is a historical narrative that shows black men have faced violence from their white counterparts, we don't often acknowledge that "black women have these violent encounters with white folks too," Cooper said.
"We are often acknowledged for excelling in sports and music, so it's interesting that the top 10 nominees also stem from the worlds of politics, literature, medicine and religion," he said.
The films often acknowledge the country's "baroque values" and "surreal qualities," Mr. Lipkes said.
Even neoliberals often acknowledge that most savings came from privatization, not reforms in public-sector organizations.
