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Re: Elian Gonzales
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:51:09 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.^nomorespam^net
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Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > I find the sight of Janet Reno, the Butcher of Waco, on TV with a quivering
> > lip emoting about how concerned she is about Elian and the "rule of law" to
> > be the most ludicrous thing I've seen so far this century.
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> All murderous issues aside, isn't her "quivering lip" due to her Parkinson's
> as opposed to some affected emotionalism?
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> > Is a father who either sincerely wishes, or is under duress strong enough to
> > cause him to appear that he sincerely wishes, to return his child to a
> > communist police state necessarily fit to have custody? I would go with no.
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> This seems to presume that parents in a communist state must either be
> decietful or under duress to wish to remain in that state themselves. Is it
> impossible that someone might actually choose to live in a communist country?
> Sr. Gonzales has observed that, given the light security surrounding him while
> in the US, he could have fled at any time, if he'd wished to remain here. I
> would have to respect his wish to return to Cuba as genuine until it's
> demonstrated otherwise.
Well, when he has relatives back in Cuba who would have to face the repercussions
of his defection, it might *seem* as though he doesn't want to leave Cuba. I'd
say he's in a tough spot.
-John
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| (...) repercussions of his defection, it might *seem* as though he doesn't want to (...) Undoubtedly! But that's still an assumption based on preconceptions of the communist state, rather than on any evidence relevant to the case at hand. Dave! (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) All murderous issues aside, isn't her "quivering lip" due to her Parkinson's as opposed to some affected emotionalism? (...) This seems to presume that parents in a communist state must either be decietful or under duress to wish to remain in (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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