From: whangj@vccnw01.its.rpi.edu (Junho Whang)
Subject: Re: The day the sun quit shining
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 11:28:30 GMT


   I voted for perot, but unlike you, I had no expectation
about his winning.  I believe Perot supporters are conscientious,
decent people who looks out for the future of their country, and
are willing to do their share to prevent decline of their country.
Now there arn't that many people of this quality.  I'm sorry, but
that's just the way people are.  I expected that Perot vote cannot
exceed 20%, but it was surprising to find that every income bracket 
contributed ~20% of their vote for Perot (#from CA results).
Unlike Clinton or Bush voters, it seems Perot voters were not driven
primarily by their personal greed.

  I don't feel at all let down by Perot's defeat.  His campaign
generated a lot of following, and have alerted all the decent people
about the serious debt problem, as well as the self-serving government
we have with democrats & republicans.  Who knows?  United We Stand
might become the first major party to be formed since 1860's, and that's
no mean achievement for anyone.  

  IMHO, onlyway Perot can ever be elected president is if this country
falls into a very difficult economic situation.  Then, and only then will
freeloaders and decent folks alike vote for Perot.  But first,
this country will have to survive 8 years of Clinton, who would sooner
lead the nation to commit economic suicide if that's what it takes to
save his "political viability".

  I wonder if Clinton has ever read "The Japan that can say No [to America]"
by Akio Morita (SONY Chairman).  Morita says "[Americans] are concerned
with profits 10 minutes from now... at this rate they may well never be
able to compete with us. ...American economy seems to be deteriorating.
Country as a whold seem to be extremely nonchalent about so called twin
deficits: budget & trade. ...the time will never come again when America
will regain its strength in industry."

  But Clinton says he'll turn things around.  He'll create jobs by 
constructing highways while industry after industry is going overseas.
We'll find out in a few years who wins - Mr. Morita or Clinton? 
(Ans: They both win - Japan gets to destroys all U.S. hitech
industries & Clinton wins re-election).

  It's not upto Perot.  Unless "Americans" stop being so greedy at
personal level and worry more about what's happening to their nation,
nothing will prevent permanent ongoing destruction of U.S. industries
and decline in the standard of living.  BTW if you think it'll be 
O.K. to work for a Japanese company, read MATSUSHITA.PBS from pub/nihongo
from monu.cc.monash.edu.au.  Personally, I think the verdict is already
in as to whether America will recover.  But I hope I'm wrong.
 
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  In democracy, the government is always guarenteed to be better than 
the people, since whichever joker they choose as their leader, they 
had to be stupider to elect him/her.
                                                -Broccoli Russell
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