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Fordham Law SchoolFLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and HistoryNew Jersey Correspondence8-15-1984Letter from a New Jersey Supporter to GeraldineFerraroGeraldine FerraroFollow this and additional works at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_correspondence_1984_new_jerseyPart of the Law CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Correspondence at FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in New Jersey by an authorized administrator of FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. For moreinformation, please contact tmelnick@law.fordham.edu.Recommended CitationFerraro, Geraldine, "Letter from a New Jersey Supporter to Geraldine Ferraro" (1984). New Jersey. 36.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_correspondence_1984_new_jersey/36From:   Jersey City, N.J. 07306 Honorable Walter Mondale Democratic Party Presidential Candidate 1984 Dear Mr. Mondale: Aug 15, 1984 I am writing this letter to you because I strongly feel how shaky is the position of Ronald Regan on National malaise of Americans. Is not the role of the President of u.s.A. who is also the national leader to point out the realities - good or bad aides of the national character for reformation? Ia he also not responsible as a moral leader of the nation to empha-a ize the imperative necessity for change if the nation is found to be declinging in moral tone? Or is he only interested to get the votes and to be reelected as the president by denying the hard realities and repudiate the true facts? It is very true that Americans cannot take criticiama - they dislike self criticisms. They want friendships to continue at no disagreements. No doubt they are arrogant and this national character was completely taken advantage of by Regan in 1980 when he pointed out at Carter at one of the debates that there was no national malaise but it was only C~rter'a weakness that "1!"auaed Iranian Hostage problems. Thia time also I have been reading with meticulous care what he has to say to the American people. He is reharping and re-emphasi-zing that the demoeratea have turned left and there is no national malaise. Ordinary Americana like to hear this kind of repudiation of realities. They still live in the period of 1945-1950 when Europe was completely destroyed. Japan was shattered and U.S.A. was on the top-point. Today the hard facts are West Germany, Japan are economic giants and great competitors. Arab countries are not weak. Third world led by India is not exclusively dependent on U.S.A. Even Henry Kesinger in his book "Decline of Western Civilization" has expressed pessimism. Dr. Arnold Toynbee the greatest historian of 20th century has cast doubts about the future of u.s.A., as the original ideas and ideology have been forgotten. American Dream has to be recreated - MSGR Baroni, Dy. Secretary of H.U.D. told the audience at st. Peters College in Jersey City, N.J. after Watergate - American Dream was completely destroyed. Nobody can deny that the social problems - crime, family disorganization, indispline of the kids, drug addictiveness, school dropouts, divorce rates, children of unwed mothers al-most tend to baffle solution. Concerned citizens are aware of the dimensions of those problems. But how can a president be so ignorant of what is causing the decline of u.s.A? He is Hypocrite. He also does not know that Ramsay McDonald the ••••••••••••• 2 I 4 2 first Labor Prime Minister of England in 1929 openly pro-claimed capitalism as dead in the British Parliament. There is no unbridled capitalism. Nor is there unmixed connunimn anywhere in the world. There is mixed economy or controlled economy all over the world. President F.D.R. was the greatest saviour of capitalism in U.S.A. in 1932 under New Deal. There is neither supply side not demand side. Economics Prof. Alfred Marshell wrote tnat both supply and demand are like two blades of scissors which cut both ways. I would therefore like many million Americans, to hear from you .with boldness and courage that they do have national malaise -children are bad mouthed, have no respect, steal, destroy others' properties, and so on - On whom the future of this nation restsl They do not go for higher education etc. They need to be disciplined - to be made creative citizens - to follow the examples of Asian children in U.S.A., who rank high in schools and are very motivated to accomplish in life. You are not pessimist but you certainly are conscienti-ous to make the best efforts to tell the voters as to the legitimate conc•rns that they should be made aware of. As co-ordinator of Carter-Mondale Election of 1976 & 1980 for 20. OOOC Aai'1A~s of N .J. I took 500 Asians tu Governor Brendan Byrne's house in 1980. I met you and Mrs. Betty Lall on 8-7-83 at the Sheraton Center, N.Y.C. when you addressed the Asian Indiana organised by AAIPA of which I was the Joint secretary. Concerned Citizen,   N.J. 07306 cc: 1. u.s. Congressman Frank J. Guarini. 2. Mayor Gerald McCann. • I 1 I .r p E fl (l"..;f:-~ Tl p f'i1 N & LL. 4 . r E-N I\ T~ 11. r I\ H-1iN'\ (c., 0 im~ aji s. ~_,, '"<- ( .~ (~'I\~ 7~-'r(,'V.Juj. \ I ~ ~ .. : ... :· • ftlla1 • ·· - -ftnt .... 1 _.. ______ ~-~----LMt ._, ------------D D1DCLU'I IC tn'OIK&.l'Ii. • . .· ,. . . !. ·•. ' ... ~,_ . :! .: -~ .. -· - .. :.. : .. •., _._ .. .. r· • :·.. t .. :·· \ .. . 111 .. •• ·. " .. . .;.  1111'41• --··--~-- - - - --- ----• . ·' ..... - . ~--... •. .. .. S&lwcattoal __ t\c. ___ $ - __________ . 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