It's an OBAMA-RAMA!
Nov. 5th, 2008 12:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsSorry, I couldn't resist ;)
I felt a bit odd celebrating Obama's victory last night, after being all "ZOMG RON PAUL FTW" during the primaries. Yeah, I don't exactly agree with all of Obama's policies, but I *am* utterly relieved that we chose him as our next president. I do believe that he will work to inform himself on all the issues he faces, and make measured and thoughtful decisions on how to move forward, and that's far more refreshing than another 4 years of neo-conservatism and warmongering.
The part that really cheers me is that, hey! We elected a person of color as our next President! It wasn't so long ago that we still had segregated schools, and minorities are still struggling even now, to gain the same opportunities as their richer, whiter counterparts.
Some people never thought they'd live to see an African-American President, but we made it happen. We learned who he is, we heard what he had to say, and we chose him. Not in spite of his heritage, or even because of it, but because we thought he was the best choice for the job.
That? Is awesome.
He was right in his speech, when he said that this is only the beginning, however. There are many battles yet to be won, it'll be a lot of work to undo what's been done these past 8 years, and even more work to undo the wrongs that were done before that. Even if he is the President, he's only one man, and if we really desire change, we can't just sit on our duffs and wait for Super-Obama to save us from disaster. He called upon us because he needs us to do the job he's setting out to do.
Here's to Change. Let's hope it's a good one.
I felt a bit odd celebrating Obama's victory last night, after being all "ZOMG RON PAUL FTW" during the primaries. Yeah, I don't exactly agree with all of Obama's policies, but I *am* utterly relieved that we chose him as our next president. I do believe that he will work to inform himself on all the issues he faces, and make measured and thoughtful decisions on how to move forward, and that's far more refreshing than another 4 years of neo-conservatism and warmongering.
The part that really cheers me is that, hey! We elected a person of color as our next President! It wasn't so long ago that we still had segregated schools, and minorities are still struggling even now, to gain the same opportunities as their richer, whiter counterparts.
Some people never thought they'd live to see an African-American President, but we made it happen. We learned who he is, we heard what he had to say, and we chose him. Not in spite of his heritage, or even because of it, but because we thought he was the best choice for the job.
That? Is awesome.
He was right in his speech, when he said that this is only the beginning, however. There are many battles yet to be won, it'll be a lot of work to undo what's been done these past 8 years, and even more work to undo the wrongs that were done before that. Even if he is the President, he's only one man, and if we really desire change, we can't just sit on our duffs and wait for Super-Obama to save us from disaster. He called upon us because he needs us to do the job he's setting out to do.
Here's to Change. Let's hope it's a good one.
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Date: 2008-11-05 09:27 pm (UTC)