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From: cdshaw@watrose.UUCP (Chris Shaw)
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Subject: Re: Star Wars North
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 04:26:11 EST
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Although this doesn't relate directly to star wars, I think the goal of the
Japanese in the fifth generation project is not entirely a "nice" one.
The major goal of Japanese Industry and (by extension and policy) the Japanese
Government for the last 20 years has been commercial domination of free-
market countries. It is clear from their domestic BUY JAPANESE policies that
they are not really interested in fair (foreign) competetion except where they 
have no control over it.

The Fifth Generation project may indeed find a new way to distribute goods,
but the major goal is to acheive a technical domination of the US & Canada,
and by virtue of that domination, extend their economic influence substantially.

The US, on the other hand, is interested in commercial and military domination
of the world. Their motives are clear, however, and the US can't be accused
nearly so effectively of not being fair to its trading partners.

Now which Strategic Initiative will you support ??
Japan's Strategic Commercial one ?
Or the more-obviously-threatening US version?

Put that in yer pipe & smoke it!
Chris Shaw
University of Waterloo