upstill@pixar.UUCP (08/23/86)
When I was in junior high school Civics class, one of the ways
they scared us about the Soviet system was with the 1984 image of
children turning in their parents to the State. Now I come to read
this weekend about a girl who did just that: turned her parents in to
the police for drugs. They are now under indictment, and Hollywood is
clamoring to turn her story into a movie. The best part is the
reaction of our First Lady. Does she express any qualms about
children turning in their parents to the State? Of course not. She
even offers us this classic bit of NewSpeak, which would fit
comfortably on the pages of Pravda:
"She must really love her parents to do what she did.
I hope they realize just how much she loves them."
I guess they'll have plenty of time to think about it.
Steve Upstill
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