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From: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: America-bashing
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 09:06:05 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 09:06:05 1985
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Reply-To: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams)
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Summary: 

In article <962@ihlpg.UUCP> tan@ihlpg.UUCP (Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL) writes:
>If you were in the Soviet Union, Mr. Forsythe, you would not only
>have your phone tapped, you would be sent to a mental institution. 
>After reading your latest gem, I think I might support the Russians
>in this (only 1/2 -) ).
>Read some Russian history, particularly of the Stalin era.  You don't
>have to take my word for this.

    If I may but in with my two cents worth, if you want to go into
history you'll find some very interesting reading about how the
blacks were treated in 'the good old USA' even after their so-called
emancipation.
    But really, I don't *hate* Americans. People are pretty much the
same the world over!!!  It is just annoying how nationally chauvenistic
Americans can sometimes be. Even here in Canada, we who are probably
the USA's best friends sometimes get a little miffed at how Americans
seem to think the world ends at the 49th parallel. Things like
acid rain come over that border and all the US seems to think is,
"Whew, we got rid of that nasty stuff."  This is the attitude that
probably hurts the US the most. You, like everybody else, are your
own worst enemies.
    Please understand that I am not trying just to bash on America.
I am hoping that some of you guys down their will do a little
thinking and maybe find some ways to improve yourselves. It might
make life a little easier for some of your friends.

Cheers,		Fred Williams