plunkett@rlgvax.UUCP (Scott Plunkett) (11/21/83)
Phil Polli (ihuxl!pvp) reveals the well-mannered naivete that seems
very common on the net when he writes:
... [Adelman says that] disarmament talks should be continued
only to pacify the Russians while we continue to expand our
arsenal of nuclear weapons. What would you think if the
Russians did this? What do you suppose they think?
Surprise! The Soviet Government, consistent with its very character,
already does this, has always done it, and will always do it. I doubt
very much they would understand us if we didn't behave in the same
way, though of course our reasons for expanding the stockpile is
to maintain a more visceral understanding. They are brutes, and
should be treated as such.bch@unc.UUCP (11/22/83)
Sorry Scott, you lie (again) to try to further your position. Even Henry the K. says there has only been one marginal SALT violation and that the soviets corrected it when it was brought to their atten- tion. It is deliberate misrepresentation like this that makes a world where nuclear war is possible. -- Byron Howes UNC - Chapel Hill decvax!duke!mcnc!unc!bch
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (11/22/83)
Byron, Go back to the tape. Henry the K. didn't say that, Edsel McNammara said that. Henry the K tried to bring up other violations but was cut off. T the Wheeler
mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) (11/23/83)
Phil Polli (ihuxl!pvp) reveals the well-mannered naivete that seems
very common on the net ...
... [The Soviets] are brutes, and
should be treated as such.
(another one from plunkett-person)
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Plunkett isn't the only one on the net who disbelieves the humanity
of the Russians.The plunkett-people of the net seem to like
to use "naive" to describe people who think Russians are human.
But suppose for a moment that they are "brutes". How then should we
treat them? With caution and with kindness, surely. Wild brutes
need to be tamed, dumb brutes to be trained. We don't accomplish
that by refusing to deal with the brutes, or by obviously shying away
from every sign wishes for improvement in relations. We try to avoid
being eaten while we work to persuade them to stop wanting to eat us.
If they don't change, we still have to keep on trying. Even Russian bears
can be tamed.
One thing we can't do is to make them go away. We must either share
the Earth with them, or eliminate the Earth for both of us.
--
Martin Taylor
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