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From: ojs@fortune.UUCP (Oliver Sharp)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: American sportscasting sucks!
Message-ID: <3956@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Aug-84 01:54:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: fortune.3956
Posted: Sat Aug 11 01:54:37 1984
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  The "America - love it or leave it" cr*p really bothers me a lot.
Yes, I AM an American, born and bred, etc. (who cares, anyway?
Geeez).  I wouldn't want to live anywhere else and I think that
although it has its problems it is the best place in the world to
live. (No "what about xxxx" flames, PLEASE!!)  However, all this stuff
doesn't mean I can't criticize my country - what about Watergate, for
instance?  If someone hadn't been "unpatriotic" enough to yell about
it, Nixon would never have been uncovered.  Coming down to a less
incendiary level, ABC newscasting is AWFUL!!!  They are the official
network covering the Olympics, so NO you CAN'T just switch channels.
There is patriotism (which is considered good) and myopia (which is
usually considered bad).  I think telling someone to leave the country
because he doesn't like some aspect of it is foolish and just plain
silly.  That goes for all those dumb bumper stickers saying the same
thing!

That feels much better.

Oliver Sharp
.....!fortune!ojs