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| DATE | 2005-01-28 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Future might be looking brighter
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Over the last 24 months, it seems that we have, as a society, been stumbling
about, without much optomism. And a lot of hard feelings have been raised
between friends and enemies a like.
I have a good feeling now. I've always been a strong supporter of the
Iraqi war and our national direction in the general, but an honest
person had to see the Iraqi insurgency, the stagnating economy, and
errosion of our political rights from the patriots act, with a weary eye
and some distress.
And now as the C train has literly exploded in our face, exposing the MTA
as the corrupt anti-city agency that it has been, I can see we've hit the
bottom and are about to turn around.
These next few years are going to be much better.
I just viewed an Iraqi election campain comerical on PBS, and it can bring
tears to your eyes. The Palestinians seem to be finally serious about
getting its house in order. It's almost incrediable to think, but the
Middle East is busting out in Peace and Democracy, the radicals have
over-reached and declared war on Democracy. The great thing about Democracy is
that when you declare war on it, it declare war on ***everyone*** and there
is no theological way out of it once your exposed. These guys are ready to go
down hard. And listen to the press this week. All we hear now are reports
from the people! The people are finally being allowed to be heard and they
are telling us on the 6'oclock news how they can't wait for the Iraqi elections.
And now the city is pissed off at the MTA. The outerboroughs are seething
again and is tired of being kicked. Guess what, we are going to have a real
election for Mayor again in the coming months, on concrete problems facing this
city. We are going to have a good day, and I'm betting that when the dust
clears, Pataki and the MTA are going to be the big loosers, and Brooklyn is
going to be the big winner.
I really think we've turned the corner.
Ruben
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