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To: greenspirit who wrote (173845)	11/1/2005 2:43:53 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (3) of 281500

my question to you and the ones who support your point of view is, who's team are you Ed? >/b> I believe Ed served in the military. He risked his life in the service of his country. I might have digressed here because I don't think you were questioning his patriotism. The reason why this country has succeeded over the past 200 years or so is because the framers of the Constitution designed a system of government that allowed pluralistic pov to live together in one country peacefully. That is why we have people here of every race, ethnic origin, and religious beliefs. The framers designed the system to treat all citizens equally and it made sure that the minority rights are protected from the majority. To suggest that 49.9% of the voters who did not vote for the winning candidate is not patriotic or on the wrong team, of course, is foolish. As you may know from investing, there are times when the majority of investors gets it wrong and places the bet on the losing side. And, as you may know from investing, there is something called a lagging indicator. When the information comes out, not all investors get the information and react to it at the same time so that the 49.9 percent minority can quickly turn to a vast majority in a relatively short period. Just because sentiment changes, we don't really want those to be caught on the wrong side to be killed off by those that gets it right. In other words, you may have been on the right side in the last election but as you know that means very little. Just as in investing, the important thing is to look to the future. To be on the right side of what is coming down the pike is really what is important.

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