I went to sleep last night nervous but feeling good about the elections here in the UK. Like almost everybody I saw today \u00a0i woke up to the same dawning disbelief that Britain had \u00a0decided to pull out of the European Union.<\/p>\n
It was a strange feeling to be here on that day. We had a big IBM event here\u2026 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.<\/p>\n
The work event was fine\u2026 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\u2026 Waiters, barkeepers, random people about what they thought. They all had basically the same reaction\u2026 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.<\/p>\n
The whole thing is very sad\u2026. I know that people can disagree with one another\u2026 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\u00a0on both sides\u2026 Either of them be truly wrong or truly right?\u2026 I say that\u2026 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.<\/p>\n
I know the near-term ramifications to stock markets , economy, etc. are going to be hard for all of us.. \u00a0Well it will be a hardship I’m sure\u2026 I have no doubt that that will eventually right itself.. I’m more concerned about the general state of our society\u2026<\/p>\n
I’m more concerned about the general state of our society\u2026<\/p>\n
I have to say, I’m still an optimist\u2026 I’m sure eventually that will right itself as well<\/p>\n
Nite all, nite sam<\/p>\n
-me<\/p>\n
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