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

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (4867)	3/20/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 9818

These activities are approaching the “above the line” cataclysmic emergencies such as regional and world wars.> Aye, there's lies the rub, Cheryl. No one knows how fragile some of these gov'ts are and how their population will react to Y2K disruptions. But none of this will happen overnight. We'll see the political landscape unfold before our eyes and hopefully be able to best determine where our interests are most affected, and which power centers are shifting around. The greatest asset that any country possesses are its people. The US is a nation that the rest of the world looks to(sometimes not keenly either..:0). If folks perceive Americans becoming hysterical, lord knows how they'll respond in their own societies. FYI, the US gov't is working on contingency relief operations that will incorporate Australia, the Philipines and Guam as a potential base of operations in emergency response efforts in Asia. Y2K could result in major political shifts away from the US, or the US may find itself becoming even more important to these nations as they struggle to rebuild themselves. It's just in how we approach the issue... as a disaster, or as a challenge and opportunity to make a massive difference in reshaping and overcoming the crony capitalism and corruption that exist in many countries (not saying the US is perfect, mind you). Hope you're doing well. Regards, Ron