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What an unintentionally ironic placement of the two articles on the front page of Westside: “The Making of a Dissident” celebrates the bravery of Wang Chao-hua for her pro-democracy actions


in China. Right below her is the headline “Yellow Ribbons Knot for Him,” a story on the shameful treatment of Steve Raikin, who declined to drape his house in yellow ribbons and preferred a


peace poster instead. Apparently some Americans patriotically endorse the American values of dissidence, independence, and democracy, as long as they occur in some other country. CAROL


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