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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: The Shame of the President (and political accountability)
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 21:16:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 21:16:00 1985
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>/* orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) /  3:27 pm  May 23, 1985 */

>It is obvious that Mr. Sykora is not immune to propaganda as he has
>swallowed the hallowed free enterprise myths hook, line and sinker.

You'll, of course, pardon me for questioning you're omniscience,
but how do you know?  Which "hallowed free enterprise myths" are
you referring to?

>Rather than being the sign of "independent thinking" which I presume
>Mr. Sykora assumes his blind adherence to free enterprise myths to be,
>such "independent thinking" is really no different than the propaganda
>thrown out in the typical Mobil advertisement.

Why do you find it necessary to presume?  Are you incapable of arguing
on the basis of facts and logic?
 
As for the Mobil advertisements, I frequently encounter them in the
NY Times, and while I agree with some of them, I probably disagree
with at least as many as I agree with.  Incidentally, these advertisements
typically do not manifest an adherence, blind or otherwise, to
free enterprise principles.  (But, of course, my arguments can be
dismissed outright without examination, since I'm just a front man
for the petroleum industry.)

>I will not argue that such self-delusion or persistence of myths that
>fly in the face of reality is limited only to the right.

This is true, however, since I am not a member of the right, it's
irrelevant.
 
>We are all subject to propaganda to some degree whether we admit it or not.
>The best response in the face of this is to constantly examine our
>opinions, assumptions and presumed facts against reality and logic.
>                    tim sevener   whuxl!orb

That's exactly what I'm doing at this moment.

						Mike Sykora