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SEER POLITICS 1 by Joseph M.J. Sanlei . (11 Jan. 15th (last), the ’ » " an inde- pendent and. historically left-of-Loenter publication, printed a the upcoming elections, but not however the American elections, nor even—the earlier Canadian electicns, but rather the rapidly approaching exercise of the democratic franchise in the Federal Republic of Germany. The surprising thing was that this’ can- mener was written from anything buts left-of— center perspective. A ' few-(days later, in the same newSpaper, there appeared several ex- tensive articles con- _ cerning the also rapidly approaching general electionsin the French Republic -— these were also‘composed Of “a de— cisively right—of—center V bias"? {as opposed to normal

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gm political fare. ’ The «, purpose of this article is

not so much to analyse a rightward turn ; (if any exists) in one: of the world's oldest lefta-of—

- center publications ,

(remembering that :poli— tical terms, i.e. left, center etc. , depend entirely upm a relative political detenmjnation in any given age), but rather to briefly View the eleCtorial pro- cesses of the Free World _ from what perhaps are the implications of a broader rightward swing, whether f real or fictional.

As can be ascertained by the astute observer frtnlthe title chosen for this weekly column,

I would not be expected

to be opposed to all move- ments right-of—oenter. However, I believe strongly. that much ideological game playing and manipulation ’ is being employed at the present historical move-

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merit inthe name of con- servative, or hean help' . us - "neoécons/ervative" , back to normalcy, cold— ;Mar politicians. At best. it is opportunist by ex— _ ploiting a very real and justifiable fear of Soviet

‘ (kmmunism which now per- ’ meates our political

environment and, at worst, will’ prove possibly fatal to'our Liberal tradition by further alienating

. our already alienated

peoples from.their govern—‘ ments. I fear that the ‘ hard won gains of labor, women, \and "racial", religious and political minorities throughout the Free Wbrld may be irreparably damaged by our self-appointed . "Saviors" from the "neo— right". Employed are such cheap tactics, the likes of Which (at least not on this side of the Atlantic) have not been seen since Nixon's so called "Honor America" crusades,

scoundral wished to inextricably unify the names "America" and "Nixbn". Contemporary neo—Nixonites continue sailing thexvery course ’ plotted out by their

now departed (figurau tively) skipper by ex— pounding, at every opportunity, deep nec- sermons in the blessed name of nee-free enter“ prise, for which, I might add, each of them_(among whom, in the U.S.A., are

' to be found a Mr. Connally

of Texas and that greatest "neo" of them.aller. Reagen of California)

have managed to demonstrate

,firm "biblical" support . for each of their positions

(For those of you who care to check for yourself, I believe you may find these passages of sacred unit somewhere after the ex- planations of how the

sun. revolves around the earth!) .

Mearmldle , the democratic

’ left (as well as the truly

honorable democratic right}; struggles throughout the Free World to unite against rapidly increasing

pressure for the abandonment

of its progressive goals.

_ From the Canadian NDP to

West Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union, the neo—ideologists of the "neo-right“gain in popular support all too often be— cause of emotional rather .

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I fact, real.

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UNIVERSITY RIGHT

than rational appeals to

.the masses .' -

This is in no way -'- and certainly not by this Republican New Englander , - an endorsement of either, the NDP or the German CDU; her is it an attack upon their opponents per se (many of whom I View — quite favorably) but rather this is a statement of

the belief that shoddy opportunism, left, right or center, must be ended. If the democratic right will survive (and I believe

it essential that it, as

well as a worthy opposi— tion democratic left,

anSt survive in order

that our Liberal heritage be preserved, albeit altered) it has no choice save to expugate itself

of all its neo—connallys and neo—reagans. The political philosophies that had been rejected

by our 19th centurg fore— bearers must not any come to dominance in tnm'latter geae dfflelflmifijmmqlea our fragile freedtw cannc: be preserved by levee that

have been archaic vor'mor; than 100 years.

The warnings of Boston Globe cominssr vary ih relation to to” dangerous . development of ihl*fikmtw cratic or even nan/w demv— cratic) leftlSC sincngth

within Western Demo rac i e :. certainly cannot ignored by any rational lover of Liberty. The threat to our joint security and 41:: cherished Liberty is, in However, we must never be so blinded

by a paranoia or}? Red flags that a co—equal and ever present threat from the non—' democratic right and po- litical opportunism is allowed to prosper“. The price of Liberty truly is eternal vigilance — the ballot wisely and vote as if the whole world de— pended upon it.

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