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From: simard@loral.UUCP (Ray Simard)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame
Subject: Re: Selective reporting
Message-ID: <303@loral.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Jul-84 17:27:03 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 25 17:27:03 1984
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>Ray,
>Have you EVER read anything positive about the Soviet way of life in the
>mainstream american press.

Not too much, but I'm sure that when they find something, they'll
report it :-).
You didn't mention any particular such aspects of Soviet life in your
posting.  Do you know of any (I am presuming these are elements that
are in some way superior to those here)?

>As far as central america goes:  The Boston Globe always refers to the
>LEFTIST government of Nicaragua, but only to the "Salvadorean Government".

And apprpriately enough.  The Sandinistas have not gone to any pains to
hide their Marxist leanings.  This is not necessarily an accusation, but
it is accurate.  By comparison, El Salvador is quite centrist, especially
since the election of Duarte (in fact, maybe a bit left of center).
Compare to my first reference: "...D'Aubuisson, who has been linked..."
incessantly reminding news readers and watchers of accusations (originating
with his political opposition) that have not been proven in any court of
law; repeating them until the casual reader/watcher begins to mentally
drop the "linked" and makes the association permanent.

>For that matter, they never refer to the Reagan Administration oas the "Right
>Wing Reagan Administration".

Because it isn't.  The Reagan administration is conservative, but not
radical to be "right wing", except to the dizzy Democrats who persist
in idolizing Big-Mr.-Fix-Everything-Government, forced redistribution
of wealth, and foreign policy based on appeasement.


-- 
Ray Simard
Loral Instrumentation, San Diego
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