Re: OT sadness OT

[Guest guest]

I see posts about sadness people are feeling about the recent events

(attacks) on the US. They say they haven't lost anyone they personally know.

I understand those feelings and they are normal, I think. After all, we

have lost a way of life.

Things will never be the same again. We are not even sure what changes we

are in for. I just can't help but think of the magnitude of how this

affected our country and wonder if the hijackers really knew ALL this was

going to happen as a result of their attacks on the WTC and Pentagon?

Thousands laid off in one fell swoop - and that affects others down the line

as money isn't spent and items purchased.

The stock market taking the biggest beating since the depression. And now

our young men going off to war. But it is incredible to me just how MUCH

devistation those people did to our lives, across the board. What happened

to the buildings and the thousands of people was terrible enough! But what

is happening to our economy on top of it is downright scarey.

oh - by the way, do you agree with the remarks made (by congresspeople, I

think) about the obscenity of the airline CEOs earning 17 million up to 35

million A YEAR while laying off thousands and then asking for government

relief but continuing to earn such obscene amounts? If this country wants to

get its act back again, this will stop. We all know it happens at the

insurance level, too. What gives? Why does the " little guy " get screwed

time and again while those guys at the top earn more in one year than they

could pay all the people being laid off?????? Is there anything we can do

about this?

I haven't been an active advocate about anything for years because I really

got so I decided my one opinion doesn't matter. But I am ready to join

forces again to make changes for the good.

Carole

[Guest guest]

Carole,

I have many thoughts and feelings about the recent events. Many of my

views are not mainstream.

However, as much as I enjoy talking about these issues, I realize

that we are here to address WLS, in particular, the DS. I am

concerned that given the differing viewpoints and the intensity of

emotions, that we will lose sight of our goal in being here on this

list. Some smaler lists can do this sort of thing because they don't

have such a huge subscribership. What are we now, between 1400 and

1500 members?

I'm willing to participate in a different list for discussing such

ideas as you have expressed, Carole. But personally I'd rather not

address the political stuff here. A lot of what I am thinking about

can be read at http://www.zmag.org/

in Seattle

> I see posts about sadness people are feeling about the recent

events

> (attacks) on the US. They say they haven't lost anyone they

personally know.

> I understand those feelings and they are normal, I think. After

all, we

> have lost a way of life.