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@Reality, it makes me laugh when I hear about the so called "short warning" people claim they received. The truth is that BOTH SIDES had the same amount on notice. Both the pro and the con side had an equal amount of time to get themselves and others who support their point of view out to the meeting. One side was more effective at this than the other. This could be due to a number of variables.

First, it simply might be that there are more people in the city of Warwick that support one side over the other. If this is the case, as I augured when I testified at the meeting, more time MIGHT have brought out more people, but the results might have been the same. If more time was given we might have seen more people on both sides. The numbers might have larger but the ratio would have been the same. In other words If one day notice brought out 1 person against and 10 people for, than 2 days notice might have brought out 10 folks against and 100 people for. The sample size might have been larger, but the statics would be the same the same. We would see the SAME percentages of pro and con.

In addition, it might be that one side is more organized than the other. If that is the case it is the responsibility of those who take a particular side to be organized and to get information out to their community and cant them to be active. Keep in mind BOTH sides had equal notice; one side was more effective than the other.

Finally, no matter what side of an issue a person is on, they tend the think THEY are on THE right side. People on both sides not only think they are right, in addition people on both sides think EVERYone agrees with them. When faced with evidence that they are in the minority when they are convinced they hold the majority view, it can be very upsetting. People often look for something to blame and lash out when they are faced with evidence that their perception of reality is not reality.

No matter what you can’t blame the amount of time, poor organization, or a misperception of the number of people that share your point of view on the city council.

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