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From: jay@umd5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Rambo Redux
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Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 11:10:45 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  1 11:10:45 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.