From: joseph@gkcl.ists.ca (Joseph A. Beernink)
Subject: Re: Space position
Keywords: International Politics, NA Free Trade
Reply-To: joseph@gkcl.ists.ca (Joseph A. Beernink)
Organization: York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 17:28:03 GMT

In article <9207291226.AA05009@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov> roberts@CMR.NCSL.NIST.GO[AV (John Roberts) writes:
>
>-From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
>-Subject: Re: Clinton Space Position
>-Date: 29 Jul 92 01:06:50 GMT
>-Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
>
>-In <1992Jul28.143654.17945@walter.bellcore.com> ddavey@iscp.bellcore.com (Doug Davey) writes:
>->However, I would respectfully ask that those who neither pay the taxes
>->nor vote in the elections kindly refrain from posting politcal analyses
>->of political statements from the USAian election campaign.  If you have a
>->technical reason why something a candidate proposes is a good or bad idea,
>->fine.  However, a cross border political analysis is rude at best.  Thanks.
>
>-Typical of a United Statesian: ask the most intelligent participant in 
>-an enterprise to leave, merely because he's a foreigner.
>
>-I respectfully request that we hear more from all persons of intelligence
>-and less from all jingoes and dolts. Thanks.
>
>Technical issues, and promoting specific programs are fine and welcome. 
>"Translating" stated campaign platforms is a little more into the realm of
>internal US politics.
>The Administration turns around and does the same thing to other countries,
>i.e. Israel and the loan guarantees, and other countries are influenced by
>having guns waved at them. I suppose you could argue that it's justified
>because it's being done, but there's a point of view that there's some 
>benefit to not being extensively involved in the politics of other countries.

As I said a couple of months ago, when the US of A asks Canada to jump,
we ask how high.  Of course few to our south will ever pay attention
to what we have to say, even though we seem to get a better of view of 
most American goings on than the average American, but we should not
be chastized for stating opinions. It's not like we're going to say
something that might actually be thought provoking or possibly
correct.  
	Come on people, what happened to this global village idea.  Thinking
that any action involving large sums of money in one of the top five
economic powers in the world will have no effect on those outside of
the country is a step back about one hundred years.  I have more to say,
but this does belong in some politics news service.

	On a slightly different topic, has anyone analyzed what might
happen to the space industry as a result of North American free trade?
It scares the hell out of me.  No doubt the automotive industry and other 
mass production enterprises will flee south of the Rio Grande, but what
about the aerospace and computer research producers.  I've already seen
first hand how Can-Am free trade has destroyed our once semi-stable 
economy.  Trust me, you don't want this to happen to you.  If I were you,
I'd be fighting this thing with everything you've got.  Nobody is 
irreplaceable.

Joe Beernink

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