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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11127)	11/17/2001 1:54:22 AM
From: pezz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Lower taxes,lower interest rates ,lower oil prices..... Why, who could ask for more?......

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11127)	11/17/2001 10:59:43 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<No wonder it's quiet in the gloom and doom village.> Actually, there is little new to report... the downward spiral continues. When something 'new' or dramatic turns up I'm sure it will be talked about. As has been mentioned several times by me and others this is the strongest seasonal time of the year for stocks, few bears that I know have been short much [Sorry PEZZY]. I just started shorting some stuff last week {SPY mostly}, and it may not work till next year. <6 billion people are wanting CDMA and CDNA. They nearly all want a better life and are working to achieve it. > Yep, nothing new there. <Meanwhile, Uncle Al has done a great job and the world is tidying itself up again after a crazy couple of years. > But I see you dropped the ball on the real 'economics' discussion on this topic from earlier?? Only time will tell... we'll all stay tuned I'm sure. <There are only 5% unemployed in the USA which is nothing in the big picture> Yes, but meaningless of course, ... the question is were is it heading, the static world is meaningless as you know... I say 10%, others say not... what do you think? DAK

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11127)	11/17/2001 11:42:34 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

BTW.... things took longer and are much more complicated than I would have thought. IMO, things couldn't be much worse over there... just to find some nut. <<As expected, a medieval superstitious bunch of bullies with rifles and black turbans couldn't take on the world.>> Message 16672824 DAK

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11127)	11/18/2001 12:40:54 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Good morning (much later to you, Mq). Attending the golf? I understand you are being treated to a tremendous display. Which brings me to today's topic. Tiger Woods is probably the best example of what can take place in a world where diversity and talent are allowed to converge and flower without restriction. This world is unfortunately a limited one and is seen mostly in the advanced West. Hong Kong and other Asian venues, too, of course, as Jay's return has reminded me. Tiger, Dr. J., and Q have a lot in common. Their anti-types are OBL and his ilk. I shudder to think of the talent that has been squandered in the Islamic world, where women are held back and It is on a leash. All the fine Islamic minds being trained in the madrassas, learning hate instead of mathematics, engineering, literature, etc. The waste of talent must be stupendous. I see the problem as being one of a culture intent on preventing progress, seeking a return to old (16th. and 17th. century) glories instead of accepting the fact that the Islamic world has been left behind by the West in innumerable ways. The really sad part is that all of it is motivated by a silly superstition. The Islamic perspective is one which I cannot fathom nor imagine. Why the restraints on women, freedom, art, music, culture, education, etc, but no similar restraints on hate, violence, and terrorism? I just don't get it. We're on the eve of a marvelous new world yet the Luddites want to hold us back in a time capsule in which their old achievements are preeminent. Why? What's the point? Time doesn't stop. No, there won't be a collapse in 2001. Nor will there be a general victory for the insane. Instead, there will be a steady progression towards a more prosperous future, one in which freedom will prevail. Freedom, like our will to live, strive, and survive, has a life of its own. Can't keep it bottled up. It's partner is progress, and we're going to see more and more of it. The Islamics (the "bad" ones, anyway) will come around. Can't stop freedom nor the drive to progress. Sorry, guys, no crash this year or the next. Just the ebb and flow of growth. Don't hide under your sheets. It's all going to be OK.