Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!nuchat!sugar!ficc!walker
From: walker@ficc.uu.net (Walker Mangum)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Soviet Access to Usenet
Summary: A marginally valid point?
Message-ID: <2281@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 21 Nov 88 19:54:41 GMT
References: <7649@well.UUCP> <8081@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <17651@gatech.edu>
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In article <17651@gatech.edu>, ken@gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) writes:
> In article <8081@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> ajdenner@athena.mit.edu 
>  (Alexander J Denner) writes:
> >                                                 Also, what if a virus
> >from the US leaks into Russia (or a virus from the USSR gets into the US)?
> >Such a situation would cause many problems and bad feelings.
> 
> FINALLY!  A marginally valid point!  Probably would make noone very happy,
> but it isnt exactly the thing nuclear wars are made of...
> 

#define SARCASM What I'm about to say

A VERY VALID POINT!  In fact, since the RTM fiasco came from Yankee-land, it
has certainly caused grievous harm to North/South relations!  And in a time
when things seemed to be improving.  No telling what kind of retaliation the 
new Texan in the White House is likely to take.  We down South knew that when
we connected that we would have to watch out for the evil tricks of those 
carpetbaggers, and, see there, we were right (as always).

So let's not UUCP with the Russkies - after all, Yankees on the net are 
enough of a risk for us down heah!  

#undefine SARCASM

Gimme a break!  This isn't even a marginally valid point.  If they (or
anyone) want to start in infestation, they *already* have the necessary
connections.  

The arguments against connecting do reek of Joe McCarthy!

> Now I'm as patriotic and anti-communist as the next guy, probably more so.
> And I'm not about to advocate jumping in bed with the Soviets just cause
> Gorbie is a helluva guy, but christ, there simply is NOTHING wrong with a
> little friendly communication and a little exposure to another culture.  This
> little 'Electronic Exchange Programme' sure isn't giving the KGB any
> oportunities that it didn't already have, and it might give
> Joe-(Boris)-Average-Russian-Computer-Jock a chance to say, "hey, these guys
> aren't so bad for a bunch of imperialistic money-grubbing opressors of the
> working class..."  Maybe that will go both ways...
> 
> And remeber kids:  Joe McCarthy died 20+ years ago...lets keep it that way.
> 

Same here.

Besides, c'mon guys, we're all wearing condoms now, aren't we?
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