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From: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: I'm pro Russian
Message-ID: <2684@sultra.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 88 22:40:20 GMT
References: <2338@cbnews.ATT.COM> <2719@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <2354@cbnews.ATT.COM>
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In article <2354@cbnews.ATT.COM>, lvc@cbnews.ATT.COM (Lawrence V. Cipriani) writes:
> 
> No.  I think someone that actually *helps or trades* the Soviet Union is a
> traitor to anyone that has tried to escape it, and to anyone that has fought
> for the free world, and against me personally.
> 
> Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems, Columbus OH,

Ronald Reagan *refuses* to impose strict sanctions against the South African
Government.  What does that make him?

As for your point about helping people with bombs pointed toward you.  Well,
I'm from Ireland, and you can bet the farm that Shannon Airport (the most
westerly airfield in Europe) is an American target.  I'm currently under
contract to a defense company.  Does that make a difference?  I think not.

Overall, I think your stance reeks of McCarthyism.  The only way to improve
relations with 'your adversaries', is by better communication, and under-
standing.  Unless, of course, you'd like to keep your notions of the SU as
the great oppressor.  Good versus Evil, etc.  The ony way to make this planet
a better place, is by trying to remove the hatred and fear between different
groups.  That can only be done by realizing that the opposite group is made
up of people like ourselves, and by seeing things from the other persons
point of view.

As a further point of discussion, I think we should amend the discussion as
to whether or not to swap news with the USSR, but whether or not to swap
"ussr.all" with the USSR.  That way, people posting to those groups know
where it is going, and people worried about 'sensitive data' can keep it
away from ussr.sources.  Comments?
						- Der
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