Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site dspo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!dspo!blossom From: blossom@dspo.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Reagan's re-election Message-ID: <188@dspo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 18:05:47 EST Article-I.D.: dspo.188 Posted: Wed Dec 12 18:05:47 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 06:40:49 EST References: <6166@mcvax.UUCP> <270@spp2.UUCP> <127@talcott.UUCP> <887@ihuxb.UUCP> Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 57 > 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 > ...!ihnp4!ihuxb!reza > (312)-979-7473 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** 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