A Fresh Look at CZECHOSLOVAKIA - John A Halford - May 1983

John A Halford

We take our readers, in this article, to Czechoslovakia, a nation locked in the heart of Europe. One day recently, while in Prague, a Czech friend asked me, "Is it true that workers are starving in America? We have heard that there are now soup lines in Detroit." "I am afraid someone has given you a very incomplete view of life in America," I told him. "Like you have of us," he replied. "Your newspapers and magazines are negative about life in our country." He had made a valid point. Both East and West go to great lengths to paint as miserable a picture as possible of each other. Westerners have firm opinions about Eastern Europe- even if (or especially if) one has not visited these nations. But, do these opinions give a fair and accurate picture? "Why don't you write something positive about Czechoslovakia in your magazine?" my Czech friend asked. "For 50 years The Plain Truth has been a magazine of understanding- not propaganda," I reminded him. "So- help your readers to understand Czechoslovakia." - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library