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From: Bob Alberti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: November 4, 2004 10:58:55 PM EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IP] Cheer up, guys Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Hiawatha Bray,
The fact that you can not fathom our despair or that of our neighbors overseas illustrates part, but just a part, of what's wrong with this country.
We progressives are not depressed because we lost an ELECTION, we are
depressed because we seem to be losing the American Dream. I realize that
from YOUR point of view the American Dream has been secured, but from our
point of view the American Dream has been perverted and you have been sold a
bill of goods. You may not all be "dumb," but you sure seem to be
deliberately blind to some things.
Get over it? Suck it up? Yes, I suppose we should, and I suppose we will.
But for how long? I will try to avoid the litany of complaints that
progressives have with this Administration - I'm sure you've heard them all
before and have ready rebuttals at hand. Suffice to say that progressives
of all stripes are concerned that by the time we "suck up" four more years
of this Administration, it will so damage this nation that repairs may be
impossible. Some wounds heal, some leave permanent scars, others kill.
Progressives believe that this Administration is vandalizing this nation,
and that the 59 million people who voted for President Bush are in denial
about that for various reasons ranging from fear of terrorism to a desire to
respect the office of the President during war.
My friend James Lileks, one of your conservative bloggers, likes to point
out the rights that we retain as evidence that our rights are not being
eroded. By his logic, one shouldn't worry about the boot until it is
actually planted in one's face. Telling us to 'suck it up' seems like a
similar argument: yes, conservatism will inevitably wane, but will it take
the American dream with it? Those of us concerned with civil liberties, the
environment, public education, public discourse, freedom of speech and
faith, and the rights of oppressed groups fear that what eventually replaces
waning conservatism may not be waxing liberalism, but simple fascism.
So I'll tell you what - I'll try "sucking it up" if you'll try, just try, to
look critically at this Administration and at the things it's doing that
harm our nation. And if you can't do that - if you can't find any validity
in any of the litany of complaints levelled against the Bush Administration
by your progressive brethren - then you might want to ask yourself if you're
seeing clearly. Because if 59 million of you can't be dumb, than neither
can 55 million of us.
Bob Alberti, CISSP, President Sanction, Inc. Phone: (612) 486-5000 ext 211 PO Box 583453 http://www.sanction.net Mpls, MN 55458-3453
"They SAY that your network is secure, but how can you be certain?"
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Farber Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Cheer up, guys
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From: Hiawatha Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: November 4, 2004 3:57:30 PM EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cheer up, guys
As a Bush supporter, I'm feeling pretty good right now, so maybe I can't quite appreciate some of the bitter commentary I'm reading here.
But I say this sincerely as a fellow American--cut it out.
Passing around that stupid Daily Mirror front page is like continuing to swig from a bottle clearly marked POISON. There's no comfort to be had in telling yourselves that the majority of your fellow citizens are idiots. You may think there is, but you're wrong.
We all have to live in this country together. I know it hurts to lose; I've had the same feeling after other elections. But there's no way I'll ever believe that those who don't share my politics are bad people or stupid people. Not only because it's false, but also because believing such a falsehood does me far more harm than it'll ever do to my foes.
So suck it up, you guys. You lost, and that means that you and your friends did something wrong. You didn't get your message across or you need to change your position on some issues. Whatever. In any case, it's about YOU. Not the 59 million who didn't agree with you. You've got to do something different. Focus on that and you've got a chance.
One more thing: I know some victorious Republicans are gloating. Ignore them. Their day will come, as it does for all of us.
So relax. Rent a video. Go to a movie. Play with your kids. This too will pass away.
Hiawatha Bray Boston Globe
From: Ole Jacobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: November 4, 2004 3:01:05 PM EST To: David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [IP] Woke up this mornin', got the election blues Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Check out the UK's Daily Mirror:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/frontpages/
The frontpage for today: "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?
You can get a high-res version (PDF) from newseum, but you need to do so TODAY.
Ole
Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Academic Research and Technology Initiatives, Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 GSM: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj
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