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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (The Brennan Monster)
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Subject: Re: Book recommendation
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Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 09:48:03 EST
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>If you have read the book "Breaking With Moscow" 
>by Arkady Schvenchenko (sp?)  you will find that the
>"elite" of Soviet society having such things as credit cards
>really isn't so outrageous. *** They are almost all greedy, self-serving
>people at heart anyway and the system is manipulated as necessary to bring
>those who can get it the most material possessions. ***

Isn't anybody else upset at that ***'d comment?  Seems pretty bigotted
and generalized to me.  Too much propoganda for this fellow, perhaps?

Actually, I can't imagine the number of "greedy, self-serving people"
among the "elite" is any different in Russia than here in the US, or
any other country for that matter.  If the ones in power are greedy,
they'll ALWAYS "manipulate the system" to their advantage.  Maybe even
if they're *not* greedy :-)

Just doing my part to end anti-Soviet hysteria...:-)

			Scott J. Berry
			ihnp4!hou2g!scott