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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
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Subject: Re: Reagan's re-election
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 16:26:27 EST
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	From dspo!blossom:

>>    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.
>....
>> H. Reza Taheri
> 
> Has it possible dawned on you that you were *guests* in the US, and
> that the protest you conducted was extremely ill mannered? Iranians
> would never have put up with any of the actions ...flag burning,etc
> that you were guilty of. My own feeling is that Americans have the
> option of changing our government if we dont like it, but as for
> barbarians coming here to take advantage of the oportunities in the
> USA , and running thier loud mouths about our country, PLEASE LEAVE
> and go jump on an Iraqi mine field where your opinions carry more
> "wieght"    the rantings above have no connection to any known
>	     intellegent life form, least of all my employers.
>	     j. blossom @ LANL

	OK, lemme get this straight:

	1) American Constitution guarantees right of peacable assembly
	   for redress of grievances to all, including foreigners.
	2) Per j. blossom, Iran does not put up with such things.
	3) j. blossom also doesn't want to put up with such things.

	So, tell me again: who should we advise to leave the country?

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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