Cheer up, guys

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Hiawatha Bray <watha () monitortan com>
Date: November 4, 2004 3:57:30 PM EST
To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: Cheer up, guys

As a Bush supporter, I'm feeling pretty good right now, so maybe I can't
quite appreciate some of the bitter commentary I'm reading here.

But I say this sincerely as a fellow American--cut it out.

Passing around that stupid Daily Mirror front page is like continuing to
swig from a bottle clearly marked POISON.  There's no comfort to be had 
in
telling yourselves that the majority of your fellow citizens are idiots.
You may think there is, but you're wrong.

We all have to live in this country together.  I know it hurts to lose; 
I've
had the same feeling after other elections.  But there's no way I'll 
ever
believe that those who don't share my politics are bad people or stupid
people.  Not only because it's false, but also because believing such a
falsehood does me far more harm than it'll ever do to my foes.

So suck it up, you guys.  You lost, and that means that you and your 
friends
did something wrong.  You didn't get your message across or you need to
change your position on some issues.  Whatever.  In any case, it's about
YOU.  Not the 59 million who didn't agree with you.  You've got to do
something different.  Focus on that and you've got a chance.

One more thing:  I know some victorious Republicans are gloating.  
Ignore
them.  Their day will come, as it does for all of us.

So relax.  Rent a video.  Go to a movie.  Play with your kids.  This too
will pass away.

Hiawatha Bray
Boston Globe



From: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>
Date: November 4, 2004 3:01:05 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Woke up this mornin', got the election blues
Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>


Check out the UK's Daily Mirror:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/frontpages/

The frontpage for today: "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?

You can get a high-res version (PDF) from newseum, but you need to do
so TODAY.

Ole


Ole J. Jacobsen
Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
Academic Research and Technology Initiatives, Cisco Systems
Tel: +1 408-527-8972   GSM: +1 415-370-4628
E-mail: ole () cisco com  URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj



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