Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0VGNin21778; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:23:44 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:23:44 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <00b201c1aa71$b0ee05e0$4620a78e@7wpan> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Barbara Cleveland" <eldersense@prexar.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1907] Re: State of the Union Address X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1629 Lines: 38 thank you for your comments, ujwala...I have been cringing at the word "evil" ever since I read it in the NY Times last night. I have to say, I can't listen to him in person so I try to read what he has to say in the newspapers and listen to alternative presses and radio. what are we to do. I find the USA very frightening now and I live here. Be Well Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "ujwala samant" <usamant@home.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1906] Re: State of the Union Address > The persistent use of the word "evil" gave me the shivers. To me that reeked > of fanaticism. And whilst he mentioned not forcing American culture on other > countries, that is precisely what we see happening everywhere, whether at > the GATT, WTO, IMF, the World Bank, or that Lt. McSally's imposition of > wearing western clothes in Saudi Arabia. He means to spread American > hegemony of the worst kind possible, everywhere. If this was to deal with > domestic agenda, it was piggy backed on a discussion of the war and those > evil countries. There was no serious discussion (even interrupted by that > cheerleading yahooism at every sentence) on education, human rights abuses, > slowing down the corporations ....... I am most disheartened, but then at > least aside from his mention of Korea, Iraq and Iran, there were no > surprises. Women's rights of course have been relegated to the wings. > > I am sure my opinions will displease some, and I apologise if I have > offended anybody. > > regards > Ujwala > > >
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