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From: alle@ihuxb.UUCP (Allen England)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.tv
Subject: Re: The Day After
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Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 09:13:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 16 09:13:41 1983
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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Mike Kelly says that he hopes that "The Day After" has a political
message in the sense that "It espouses the view that US nuclear
policy is wrong and will lead inevitably to nuclear war."

Mike, you are hopeful about this because you agree with the message
the movie is purporting.  How would you feel about the movie if
you totally disagreed with its message??  I am certain you would
be up in arms (like the far right conservatives).  Can't you see
the double standard??

Also, it may be common sense to you that the US is leading the world
to nuclear war, but to many of the rest of us, that is simply your
opinion.  The point I was trying to make was that a TV network has
no business supporting a particular political movement.  I think you
would feel different if CBS came out with a movie promoting the
idea that we have to invade Nicaraugua for the good of the US.
Try to think rationally about this for a change.

Allen England at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
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