I went to sleep last night nervous but feeling good about the elections here in the UK. Like almost everybody I saw today i woke up to the same dawning disbelief that Britain had decided to pull out of the European Union.
It was a strange feeling to be here on that day. We had a big IBM event here… Everyone was polite …though everyone had their phones out checking their own stock portfolios etc. Could you blame them? Especially when we knew that only a few hours later the same was going to happen to us. It was unbelievable and eiry.
The work event was fine… In fact it was fun. Though the mood was very muted. I could not wait to get out in the streets and talk to people. This afternoon and this evening I spent time talking to people I met… Waiters, barkeepers, random people about what they thought. They all had basically the same reaction… They couldn’t believe it either. Several of them said what does this mean to the US? With Donald Trump be our next president? I have to confess that today was the very first day that I even considered that that might be possible.
The whole thing is very sad…. I know that people can disagree with one another… But how can it be nearly 50% of us believe so fundamentally that the other 50% is wrong. In that kind of situation with so many people believing on both sides… Either of them be truly wrong or truly right?… I say that… But I’m certain of my own beliefs. I believe the decisions made out of fear and hate to not push the world forward. I’m sure someone taking the opposite view does not view their beliefs as being grounded in hate or fear.
I know the near-term ramifications to stock markets , economy, etc. are going to be hard for all of us.. Well it will be a hardship I’m sure… I have no doubt that that will eventually right itself.. I’m more concerned about the general state of our society…
I’m more concerned about the general state of our society…
I have to say, I’m still an optimist… I’m sure eventually that will right itself as well
Nite all, nite sam
-me
