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Subject: Re: Rambo Redux
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 01:26:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 10 01:26:17 1985
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> Just when you thought this film could be closeted away, what happens?  Mr.
> Ronald Reagan, in hailing the release of the American hostages, cited the
> methods of the above intrepid hero as entirely appropriate and effective
> means in dealing with future similar situations.  One would (or maybe it's
> just me) think that some lessons could be derived from the trauma of the past
> two weeks, that ranting, raging and frothing at the mouth do not have much
> effect on the actions of terrorists.  Reagan belittled Carter's efforts and
> his words came back to him in the form of reportorial digs.  Now that it's
> over and done with (except for the current dozen[?] or so Americans held
> by the Shiites under less dramatic circumstances), the lessons learned are
> those taught by Hollywood's recent spate of chauvinistic cinematic atrocities.
> All we need do to generate more ill-will against us is to screen the film for
> our third-world neighbors.  I'm fairly certain they would not derive the same
> message from "Rambo" as did our president.
> -- 
> Jay Elvove       ..!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umd5!jay
> c/o Systems, Computer Science Center, U. of MD.


	As a matter of fact , they're just packin' 'em in at Beirut
screenings of "Rambo ...". (trivia)

	Doesn't such preaching belong in net.politics?

	Stephen Yuri Trutiak

	alias!steve