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From: lllenoir@uok.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Our casualties vs. their casualties - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 05:40:31 EST
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uok!lllenoir    Nov  6 16:42:00 1983

I think it probably has something to do
with nationalism.. that is the 'us vs them'
attitude which prevails in the world today.
I think that in the case of our soldiers
in foreign countries, this attitude is a
subconcious thing. It manifest itself 
(in our case at least) as concern for
Americans before anybody else.
We think this way because that is how we
were taught to.. not because we are insensitive
to the suffering of others.
I feel this to be true for me at least.
I know that when I here about any disaster,
I feel remorse for all the victims 
but my first concern is for any Americans
that might have been involved.

                   Lionel L.
                   U. of OK