It was with great pride that yesterday I got to witness such a historical day. The event that occurred was one that captured the world's attention including my own.
I don't know a lot about politics, but what I CAN tell you, is that no matter if you sided with McCain or Obama's political policies, in any case, you should consider Obama's win a Victory.
Today somebody said to me that they didn't understand why everyone is going nuts thinking he is this huge monument of change. They asked me, "what is going to change?"
A black man is president. That is change.
It wasn't so long ago that African American's couldn't even vote. Now people are voting for an African American. That is change.
Obama is a People's President. He doesn't just represent all the black people in the United States. He represents every minority group there. He represents any person who has been oppressed. And he represents all the caucasian people who believe in justice and equality.
He represents Hope, and he's given it to the people.
He represents achieving your dreams, because he has achieved his.
and he represents Change, because he has already created Change.
Obama put it the best when he said "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."
If you can't see at least THAT Victory in this election, open your eyes.
Somebody said they didn't think it was a huge moment of change? Somebody? I agree that electing a partial African American (half black / half white) is a massive step in the battle against racism... but I think there is so much more to this election than simply race.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that people need to be educated on the politics, not just the fact that an African American man is now president elect. So much attention was paid on this fact rather than what he will do for the United States as a leader. To be completely honest, I don't care what race the American president is as long as he presents a strong leadership role to the American people and to the rest of the world.
The point I'm trying to make is... I sure hope the American people elected him for his political platform and not simply because of the color of his skin... think about it.