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From: reza@ihuxb.UUCP (Reza Taheri)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Reagan's re-election
Message-ID: <887@ihuxb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 15:05:23 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 28 15:05:23 1984
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In article <127@talcott.UUCP> gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg J Kuperberg) writes:

> In article <6166@mcvax.UUCP> piet@mcvax.UUCP (Piet Beertema) writes:
> ><...>
> >
> >America, this is one more black day in your history. There's nothing you
> >have to be proud of.
> >
> >-- 
> > 	Piet Beertema, CWI, Amsterdam
> >	...{seismo,decvax,philabs}!mcvax!piet
> 
> America is a great country.  You may criticize Ronald Reagan if you wish.
> He is not America.  You may criticize the U.S. Government, if you feel so
> inclined.  It is not what makes America great.  But if you simply complain
> about the U.S. and its people, then as an American citizen, I am personally
> insulted.  Please keep your rantings in Sweden.

   Funny, I remember about 5 years ago right before the hostage situation
in Iran, we (Iranian students) had a demonstration on campus protesting
the US government's letting the Shah of Iran here.  What ensued was about
1,500 American students surrounding us (about 25 of us) telling us that
"America is a great country, US presidents ARE the American people, and
the US government IS America."  We were told the atrocities committed by
Shah, with full knowledge of the US government, were right because
"That's the way it is".  And if we didn't believe them, they would gladly
"prove" it to us.  We were rescued by the police and ... but that's another
story.

   I am not saying that what you say is wrong.  Actually that's the way
it should be.  You can never expect a government (even in a democracy)
to do exactly what the people want, and no more.  But you at least want
the people to be aware of this.

   The mentality in this country is changing and is becoming more and
more of a bully mentality.  The Iranian situation probably was the
turning point.  Now Americans either blindly approve of what their
government does, or just don't want to know about it.  "Remember Iran"
is becoming a catch phrase.

H. Reza Taheri
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