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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (8382)	8/25/1999 9:15:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 9818

From Dick Mill's response: ""I refuse to subscribe to the conspiracy theory models of Y2K. The big flap over the so-called "Navy Report" last week was a good example. Conspiracy theorists presume that the bosses of government and industry know the awful truth about Y2K and conceal it from us. Actually, almost none of them have studied Y2K enough to know what will happen. Neither the President, nor the U.S. Navy, nor CEOs of electric utilities has any better idea of what will really happen than you or I. They don't know any secrets to conceal. They lie to hide their ignorance and to try to invoke "The Power of Positive Thinking," as a general principle."" Dick may not realize how close he is to the truth with the above statement. My friend was commenting last night that the biggest problem they have faced is the sheer lack of facts they have for assessing the vulnerabilities of the US, let alone the rest of the world. And the diplomacy dictates that while we're willing to help the rest of the world, we by no means "own the problem". People are very emphatic that Y2K not be turned into a political weapon against the US, becoming a weapon in an attempt to blackmail foreign aid or additional loans. Regards, Ron