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WHAT WE ON SI CAN DO TO HELP

An SI Board Since September 2001

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Emcee: Don Pueblo	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Assuming we agree that terrorism has to be eliminated now or we face such additional destructive acts on the soil of the United States as are terrible to contemplate;

and assuming all of us understand that the economy of a nation or group can be influenced by the overall conditions of the markets in the world, including the stock markets of the United States;

and understanding that a collapse of the NYSE and the NASDAQ markets would be not only bad for us, but good for the bad guys - and that taking a short position in an equity after this date could easily contribute to a negative move in these markets;

and knowing that if we as individual investors can, as a group, have a visible and real influence on the NYSE and the NASDAQ;

I'd like to propose that as a demonstration of our solidarity with the government of the United States and its allies, none of us take a short interest in any stocks, starting now, and continuing until stability in the stock markets is achieved and a bottom on the INDU and the COMPX is achieved. Options OK, no initiation of short sales.

I know this idea has the potential for wiping out the stock markets totally if taken to extremes. But I believe I can make a good case for it anyway. I'll outline my arguments for this in the first post I make on this thread.

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25	Hey Bud dood, Long time no hear from. Gimme me a call, soon. My number hasn'	AugustWest	-	11/14/2002
24	Sometime during the trading day I heard on CNBC that down volume was 1.2 billion	Bud G	-	9/22/2001
23	I also remember the duck and cover exercises in grade school... Subject 51738	GROUND ZERO™	-	9/18/2001
22	lowrisk.com - 1mo, 3mo, 1yr, and 5yr returns on DJIA following various shocks	marcos	-	9/17/2001
21	Alwaleed Says He Won't Sell Stocks, Loses $1.5 Bln (Update1) Riyadh, Saudi	joseph krinsky	-	9/17/2001
20	<b>William Fleckenstein's Market Rap </b> Subject 51710	Jorj X Mckie	-	9/17/2001
19	Perhaps stick to business instead of flame wars ect. I wonder who lurks financi	Copperfield	-	9/17/2001
18	WHAT WE ON SI CAN DO TO HELP I am sending in a cash donation, donating blood	treasurman	-	9/17/2001
17	Somewhere on CFZ - #subject-34445 - somebody in the last few days seemed to have	marcos	-	9/17/2001
16	I am not sure if this is the proper forum to ask this question, but maybe somebo	Robert Everett	-	9/16/2001
15	Hi TLC. Good sentiment. Ted David from CNBC is a member here at SI. Member 1822	Cush	-	9/16/2001
14	OT- The day that your Indian friend is able to come to that conclusion by himsel	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
13	Hola, hombre. No picks right at the moment, but I would be heartened for sure if	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001
12	Buffett Says 'Won't Be Selling Anything' Sunday September 16, 6:09 p	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
11	Interesting, TLC ... i was already planning to ask you about your picks for tomo	marcos	-	9/16/2001
10	Cool, buddy.	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001
9	Cool, buddy.	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001
8	Message 16340561	c.horn	-	9/16/2001
7	Monday's IBD: investors.com chart: investors.com	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
6	I hope you are able to, but I have a feeling that they are going to be pretty bu	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
5	Good. Perhaps anyone that agrees can check in here. I'll try and call CNBC t	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001
4	Many of us are taking that course of action, we strongly feel that it is the &qu	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
3	All I can say is I am going to do it, and I hope it makes sense.	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001
2	Welcome to the crowd of people that have been advocating this course of action s	joseph krinsky	-	9/16/2001
1	By avoiding short positions, what we as individual investors do is add an elemen	Don Pueblo	-	9/16/2001

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