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From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: America-bashing
Message-ID: <333@mit-vax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 19:34:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 19:34:43 1985
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Summary: 

In article <1340259@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes:
>>/* csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe) /  4:59 pm  Jul  3, 1985 */
>
>>Now most Americans don't feel SUPERIOR to Europeans outwardly, but the fact
>>that they don't consider them important enough to study is somewhat
>>presumptuous and implies superiority.
>
>I disagree with this point.  Many Americans may indeed feel SUPERIOR to 
>Europeans, but the fact that they don't consider them important enough to
>study doesn't necessarily imply such feelings.

I didn't mention feelings. I was talking state of being. I said it
implied they ARE superior not that they FEEL superior. Implications are
implications whether or not they are backed up by real feelings.

>>not a good image either.
>
>It's not image that is important.  One can pin labels such as
>ignorant on people, but if their ignorance has no adverse
>consequences, people probably won!'t and shouldn't care.
>
>>Charles Forsythe
>
>						Mike Sykora

Image is what we were discussing. Somebody was upset at the suggestion
that the rest of the world hates America. They wrote a long letter about
how wonderful we really are. Maybe it's true, but it's our image that
counts in this situation. A friend of mine returned from England and
told me:

"Depending where you are, Russia and America are first and second on the
list of the most hated country."

Food for thought.

-- 
Charles Forsythe
CSDF@MIT-VAX
"The Church of Fred has yet to come under attack.
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