She finds it a little distasteful.

That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.

That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.

Now we have to counter that, though, against the evidence we've heard that we might have had some rather distasteful genetic dalliances with the Neanderthals and the Denisovans.

The best solution is private capital from retained earnings, new entrants, new ownership, and new investment. But in some cases, additional public capital probably cannot be avoided, as distasteful as it is.

The consequences of abandoning the euro are highly uncertain, and few European leaders are willing to go there. When push comes to shove, they are prepared to do just enough to hold the eurozone together, even if the necessary steps are economically and politically distasteful.

But the stress tests and targeted TARP money, the path of least resistance taken, enabled the banks to earn their way back to solvency. However distasteful the uses to which those earnings have been put, they at least prevented the financial system from falling off a cliff.

Achieving limitations on Russian arms sales, however, will prove much harder. Given the condition of Russia s military industrial complex, considerations of national pride, geopolitical influence, and entrepreneurial profits will likely sustain Russian interest in selling weapons to almost any client no matter how distasteful to Western governments.

Something like the classic American standard the speech in question must pose a clear and present danger of violence is therefore essential. Marginal parties that are not connected to political violence and do not incite hatred should probably be left in peace distasteful as their rhetoric may be.

If people are anxious about their national identities, the sovereignty of their governments, the demographic and social complexion of their societies, such fears are best voiced in the political arena. As long as people express their concerns, however distasteful to liberal ears, by votes, not violence, democracy will not be seriously harmed.