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Streetwise
Students have different views
on situation in the Philippines
By Linda Hahn
Of 0« Knwr.ld
last week President Reagan
sent Sen. Paul Laxalt. R-Nev., to
warn Philippine President Fer
dinand Marcos that the Marcos
regime is in danger of being
overthrown. The message con
veyed a warning to the Marcos
administration that their con
cern over financial gain and
domestic politics were taking
precedence over combating the
fight against insurgency. Due to
U S. military and business in
terests in the Philippines, the
Reagan administration hopes to
avoid a coup by communists.
Unrest in the Philippines due
to extremes in the distribution
of wealth, human rights viola
tions and the imposition of mar
tial law and corruption in
government has led to a familiar
debate concerning U.S. involve
ment in a conflict.
If the United States becomes
involved, would we have
another Vietnam? And if the
United States doesn’t, would
we have another Iran?
Campus responses ranged
from feelings of confusion to
isolationism.
Ed Bryan, a linguistics major,
doubts he would support
another involvement like Viet
nam. However, he felt he Was
•'caught-between a rock and a
hard place.
"On one hand,,autonomy is
important. On the other hand,
aren’t w.e all neighbors? In other
words, I’m waffling."-he said.
Philip Beck, a Eugene resi:
dent, said . there .were times the
United States should-become
involved, but this is not one of
. them. . ' . ‘ .
' "I .fee! we involve-ourselves
• in too’ many (of).other people's
problems." he said. ’''There are
• some situations when we
•' should be .involved —. like
South Africa. But .we shouldn’t
be involved in Nicaragua.and 1
i don't want another Vietnam I
don’t want another war, that’s
why.";
• Another careful response
came from Tim Ris.ch, a
business major who said he
i didn’t think he was very well
informed,about the issue;
"1 think we should be involv
ed in helping other people in
other countries, but 1 don't feel
I’m informed about the
Philippines."
On the other hand, Barnard
Turner, a graduate student in
comparative literature, had a lot
to say. Turner is a British
Citizen who lives in Berlin,
West Germany.
He thinks there was more
bark than bite to Reagan’s
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Philip Bock
‘They have a right to
self-determination,
but they have to deal
with reality/
Barbara Bernstein
message.
“Knowing the President for
what he is. a political posturer.
this recalls another posture to
appease liberal sentiment rather
than'to have an actual effect! Is
he going to take out business in
vestments In the Philippines?
No, he’s not. He may say h'e is.
but he's not.”
Although . Turner thinks
Reagan advisors are "somewhat
suspect" and the people in the
Philippines know more about
what is happening in their own
country, the Philippines have to
face, facts. : . . • < •
“They have a right to self
determination, but they have to
deal with reality," he said.
Barbara Bernstein, a history
major, said that she didn't think
the United States would en
tangle itself in the Philipines
due to the unsavory outcome of
previous involvements. But she
did see a connection between
the United States’ involovement
in the Philippines and Grenada.
"It's weird, we were so gung
ho in Grenada. I hoped we
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‘There are some
situations when we
should be involved
— like in South
Africa. But we
shouldn’t be involv
ed in Nicaragua and
I don't want another
Vietnam.' _
Barnard Turner
*If I were the presi
dent, I suppose I’d
have to support
Marcos.. .but he’s
such an' idiot.
Something’s going
to happen there, but
I don’t know what.’
wouldn't (opt for military solu
tions) before, but gosh, who
knows?” she said:
‘'You know, 1. visited the
Philippines Iasi summer' Just
for five days, on my way home
from )apan,” where she had
been a student. Bernstein said
the experience was "real
strange” because it held such
vivid contrast to the life she had
~ led in I a pan.
. ”! was only in Manilla, but
I’ve never seen such extremes of
poverty and wealth in my life,”
she said. There are im
penetrable walls that keep the
two classes from each other.
."The wealthy people live in
compounds, for security
reasons," she said. “When you
walk outside you can't even get
near them, they’re divided
... from each other. They don't
make contact.
"If 1 were the president, 1 sup
pose I'd have to support Mar
cos...but he’s such an idiot.
Something's going to happen
there, but I don’t know what,"
she said.
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