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Show 18' In (I magazine article Thomos osked and answered the question, nCon America and RussiG lying Stay Friends? H Excerpts American democratic. thought In hi, Winston Churchill once from that artide reveal the under utterances to Soviet referred to luui·c· sympothi%ers: CIS an 'enigma inside Q riddle wrapped up in (I mystery.' To th'is, yovr GlVerage American, groping for light on today's most pressing Internotional busIness, would murmur CI fervent I amen' RUt$la has fomented' civil strife in Amerlea, ridiculed ideals our citizens hold de. and on three occasions, for mally associated heftetf with our morlol enemies. The difference in political philosophy seems to he per manent. Russia is (l$ocialist dJetotorship. Having wrvived in the cloys of its despemte weakness, It is not likely to be abandoned in triumph. America 1-$ a capitalist democracy. hs troditlon of free government hcs weathered Q century ond Q half of strife and • emerged stronger. ideologies I ive and work together Obviously they can, becau.se But can they continue to do so? Can two such different f.amily of notions? in the they are Here Going we so. nture into the realm of opinion, I think we ean. Each nation has 0 hard streaK of realism in its thinking that sove It from pursuing even its most cherithed Ideals. to dGngerou'S extremes. RlJSsJa tried world revolution for twenty yeors. It didn't work. So, when she seys she no longer intends to 'reform the United States, it seems reason oble to believe her. Americo, once morally In·slstent thot 011 count·ries must heve democratic rule, seem$ about reedy to deal with the fact thot some countries don't wc:ant it. Both notions have sufficient opportunities at home to keep them occupied for aU the foreseeable future. Both desperately desire peace. 80th seem ready to throw deod weight dogma overboard if necessary to get It. But the essential th ing for the future is that the two notions stop fearIng eoch other. We know well enough that Russia has nothing to fear from us. As long os we make danoe rae y work, at home, we hove Ii ttl e to fear from .. |
