From: jmd@cube.handheld.com (Jim De Arras)
Subject: Re: The Cold War: Who REALLY Won?
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In article <1993Apr20.220335.9235@linus.mitre.org> glover@tafs2.mitre.org  
(Graham K. Glover) writes:
> If one reasons that the United States of America at one time represented 
> and protected freedom << individual liberty and personal responsibility >> 
> (and I do, in fact, think that this is true) and that totalitarianism << 
> absolute government control and tyranny >> represents freedom's opposite 
> (which it does), did the USA really win the cold war?

Of course not.  The USA's only hope is for Yelsen (how ever you spell it) to  
fail the referendum, and have the hard-liners take over again.

> 
> Standard disclaimers ALWAYS apply!
> 
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> Graham K. Glover
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> 
> UNMUTUAL

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