Show The parable of the foolish farmer and Americans-and more especially American politicians-are politicians inclined to think much more about domestic problems than those on the international international international inter inter- national leVel le In a typical survey one Representative in Washington recently asked his constituents for their opinions on busing crime government spending economy energy education and environment All very important yes Unfortunately not one question was asked concerning our military strength or our foreign policy and certainly no question on the subject of the world balance of pow power r. r If we may indulge in the use of parable the situation is similar to that of ofa a foolish farmer-and farmer thank heaven there are very few i in America- America whose farm of several hundred acres lies alongside a broad river The problems of managing the farm are large larg and complex The farmer spends many hours in making hard decisions What kind of crops should he plant this year How much of hs acreage should De oe devoted to one crop cropland and how much to another How much fertilizer is he going to need and what is the cost going to be What kind of expensive equipment will he need to buy replace or repair When will be the best time timeto to plow and to plant And when will be bethe bethe bethe the best time to bring in the harvest If all of of- his calculations are correct maybe maybe maybe his his income will exceed his his' investment For son sorrie lie strange reason however nowhere in Un his calculations does he consider the fact that a little ways n a dam is being built The builders tM of the dam have made it abundantly clear that they are going to continue to build the dam higher The water level in the river is plainly higher tha than 11 it used to tobe be and indeed several farms downstream have already bE been en flooded But the farmer says Whatever happens to those other farms is none Ilone of my my business The smart thing to do is to take care o of my ow immediate affairs I have problems enough There ar are are not many foolish farmers but there Deem to be a lot of foolish especially Americans politicians The builders of Soviet imperialism have made it clar ar that they intend to build their higher The waters flood of Soviet dictatorship have already exterminated freedom over third one-third of the worlds world's landmass destroying many countries who unfortunately for them were downstream from us Year after year the Soviet empire grows an and freedom diminishes Yet altogether too many people eople continue to give all of i heir time and attention to purely domestic issues The flood floodwaters floodwaters floodwaters waters arent aren't t that far downstream |