Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rochester!leblanc From: leblanc@rochester.UUCP (Tom LeBlanc) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Geographic Distribution of Friends Message-ID: <4148@rochester.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 13:40:45 EST Article-I.D.: rocheste.4148 Posted: Mon Dec 12 13:40:45 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Dec-83 06:19:13 EST Sender: leblanc@rocheste.UUCP Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept. Lines: 16 From: Tom LeBlanc ----- "The natural geographic distribution of the world has arranged that we are surrounded by friends and they are surrounded by enemies (beyond the borders of their satellites, of course). Why SHOULDN'T they feel paranoid?" ----- NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION??? Don't blame mother nature for this. By definition, if you look beyond the borders of the satellites of an military dictatorship, you'll find the group of countries next in line to be satellites. Of course they're not friendly. Neither are the people in the satellites for that matter. Neither are 90% of their own people. If you think missles in Europe make the Soviets seem paranoid, look what the unions in Poland did for their self-confidence. They're paranoid because they've stomped on so many people within their empire that if the people ever get organized, the comrades are in real trouble.