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From: helmsoid@scirtp.UUCP (the helmsoid)
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Subject: Re: Changing Realities in South Africa
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Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 14:56:46 EDT
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> Not curious at all.  The civil service positions, which is probably where
> that drivel came from, are not subject to control by the White House.
> Foggy Bottom, as it is known, has long been the last redoubt of the
> appeasers and world-government crowd.  They do what they want and cannot
> be fired.  For anything.  They do not speak for me or for the real
> State Department--the Reagan appointees.

And certain hard-working former racist senators!

> As to Reagan's statement, it is more nearly true at a factual level than
> you might think.  The SA government has eliminated many of the segregation
> features as we knew them here in the South not so long ago.  

And as we'll see again wth any luck!

> These consisted of separate facilities for blacks and whites 
> at train stations, stores, etc. 

That's right! We let 'em get near whites. That's pretty darn generous!
What are the coloreds complaining about now?

> The SA government has gotten rid of much of this 'petit
> apartheid', although it has not got rid of the more pernicious apartheid
> itself.

Picky, picky!

> > White busness leaders including the South African Chamber of Commerce
> > are now demanding that the government negotiate.

Sissy negro-lovers is what I call 'em!

> When blacks realize their economic power, they will use it. 

Which is why we shouldn't give 'em economic power!

> The unfortunate thing for you is that they will eventually realize what
> would happen to their economic well-being if the likes of Mandela
> were to take over.

That's right! Then where would 'merica get her metal to make nucl'r
deevices? Answer that, you pinkos out there!

> Your ignorance of what I said is typical of the American Left--
> you never seem to be particularly interested in what I or anybody
> else has to say, unless it hits one of your "hot buttons" so that
> you can launch into a left-wing diatribe.  This is typical of you
> leftists--you only hear what you want to hear.  I guess this is where
> the term "knee-jerk liberal" comes from.  The Soviets use your
> selective hearing to manipulate you people like putty.

A good argument for monitoring the leftist-press, if you ask me!

> > Give up the ghost of past illusions, Gene. A political line
> > denying the immenent changes in South Africa serves no one.
> > We either deal with the future leaders of South Africa or a
> > self-fulfilling prophesy of a hostile government will come
> > to reality.

Not if our Minuteman missiles have anything to say about it!
That's goes for you too, Gorbajerk!

> >            Andy Berman  ...ihnp4!ihlpg!berman

Now I got your name in our big 'ol commernist database!
Good luck with your impending IRS audit! Haw haw haw!

	-Jeshee

	These are the views held by all right-thinking 'mericans.
	If these views ain't held by an individual or organization,
	they must be Godless commernist agitators and will be dealt 
	with appropriately. Amen.

	{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!helmsoid