Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uicsl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!pollack From: pollack@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: Criticism of Dutch Government Message-ID: <28100020@uicsl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 12:24:00 EST Article-I.D.: uicsl.28100020 Posted: Wed Nov 28 12:24:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 05:40:26 EST References: <1203@dciem.UUCP> Lines: 42 Nf-ID: #R:dciem:-120300:uicsl:28100020:000:1343 Nf-From: uicsl!pollack Nov 28 11:24:00 1984 > But who invented the story that drugs and/or prostitution are or have > ever been legal in the Netherlands? CBS's "60 Minutes" did a piece called "Dutch Treat", in which they examined the folly of "socialism". They showed government sponsored art languishing in warehouses, youth "clubs" which sell marijuana and hash, a school for lesbian merchant marines, free medical care, lots of people retired on full pensions for fictitious back trouble, resident aliens collecting benefits and sending the money out of the country, etc. etc. Socialism just doesn't have a good name in America anymore :-), and I'm afraid the Netherlands is getting bad press. Jordan P.S. Regarding Piet's original "black day" article -- Its true, but not new. My country has been responsible for untold death and destruction of non-whites/non-christians since its inception. The goal is to build a future we do not have to be ashamed of. Carter started it, and it will take another century to happen, if we all last that long.... Can't 'Mercans be proud of putting a man on the moon while half the earth was starving? :-) I think we can be proud that Americans designed the Macintosh. > I utterly disagree with everything you are saying, but I am > prepared to fight myself to death for your right to say it. > --Voltaire Great quote!