What the Soviets Think about American Liberals

A few days after the November 1986 election, Vladimir Gerasichev claimed to be a happy man. “I am very much encouraged,” the correspondent for Moscow Radio and Television told this reporter. “There are senators like Kennedy, Pell, and Biden who now control important committees. It is going to be more difficult for the Administration to pursue its anti-Soviet cause.”

Gerasichev said he was looking to the Democrats not just for new policies but also to help bring about a change of attitude in the country. “The whole atmosphere has turned to the right,” Gerasichev complained about the last few years. “I am optimistic that the Democratic majority in the Senate will help to correct the disinformation that the Administration has encouraged—for example, the false idea of the Soviet military threat, and the idea that the United States has to spend more money on arms.” He comments: “I don’t expect the Administration to give up SDI. But maybe the liberals in the Senate will force him to cut back.”

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Dinesh D'Souza

Dinesh D’Souza is a writer, scholar, and public intellectual. He is the author of America: Imagine A World Without Her, in which he explores the landscape of a world in which America had lost the Revolutionary War.

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A few days after the November 1986 election, Vladimir Gerasichev claimed to be a happy man. “I am very much encouraged,” the correspondent for Moscow Radio and Television told this reporter. “There are senators like Kennedy, Pell, and Biden who now control important committees. It is going to be more difficult for the Administration to pursue its anti-Soviet cause.”

Gerasichev said he was looking to the Democrats not just for new policies but also to help bring about a change of attitude in the country. “The whole atmosphere has turned to the right,” Gerasichev complained about the last few years. “I am optimistic that the Democratic majority in the Senate will help to correct the disinformation that the Administration has encouraged—for example, the false idea of the Soviet military threat, and the idea that the United States has to spend more money on arms.” He comments: “I don’t expect the Administration to give up SDI. But maybe the liberals in the Senate will force him to cut back.”

About the Author

Dinesh D'Souza

Dinesh D’Souza is a writer, scholar, and public intellectual. He is the author of America: Imagine A World Without Her, in which he explores the landscape of a world in which America had lost the Revolutionary War.