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IP: about to leave the UK
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 17:42:02 -0400
It has been a strange week over here.. The death of Diana has left England and especially London in a strange and sad state. Everywhere there are pictures of her and books to write condolences. I am reminded of the time of JFKs death that plunged the US into a period of grief and introspection. The damning of the press as one of the great causes of the death of Diana seemed to not include the realization that it takes two sides to cause a problem. Papers don't publish what does not sell. So I thing a lot of the grief is the unstated guilt on the part of the public as co-responsible for the event -- very very unstated in the press and TV. Even in its sorrow and may be especially in its sorrow, London is a great city. I will be sad to leave it. Dave
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