leblanc@rochester.UUCP (Tom LeBlanc) (12/12/83)
From: Tom LeBlanc <leblanc> ----- "The natural geographic distribution of the world has arranged that we are surrounded by friends and they are surrounded by enemies (beyond the borders of their satellites, of course). Why SHOULDN'T they feel paranoid?" ----- NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION??? Don't blame mother nature for this. By definition, if you look beyond the borders of the satellites of an military dictatorship, you'll find the group of countries next in line to be satellites. Of course they're not friendly. Neither are the people in the satellites for that matter. Neither are 90% of their own people. If you think missles in Europe make the Soviets seem paranoid, look what the unions in Poland did for their self-confidence. They're paranoid because they've stomped on so many people within their empire that if the people ever get organized, the comrades are in real trouble.
franka@tekcad.UUCP (12/13/83)
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tekcad!franka Dec 13 12:41:00 1983
/***** tekcad:net.politics / rochester!leblanc / 4:15 am Dec 13, 1983*/
From: Tom LeBlanc <leblanc>
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"The natural geographic distribution of the world has arranged that we
are surrounded by friends and they are surrounded by enemies (beyond the
borders of their satellites, of course). Why SHOULDN'T they feel paranoid?"
-----
NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION??? Don't blame mother nature for this.
By definition, if you look beyond the borders of the satellites of an
military dictatorship, you'll find the group of countries next in line
to be satellites. Of course they're not friendly. Neither are the people
in the satellites for that matter. Neither are 90% of their own people.
If you think missles in Europe make the Soviets seem paranoid, look what
the unions in Poland did for their self-confidence. They're paranoid
because they've stomped on so many people within their empire that if
the people ever get organized, the comrades are in real trouble.
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I thought that the world's "Natural Geographic" distribution was
fixed at about 20 per medical office and 50 per attic. HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
From the truly menacing,
/- -\ but usually underestimated,
<-> Frank Adrian
(tektronix!tekcad!franka)