some of the people i talk to can be very racist.. or at least thats how i deem it. i bet you i'm going to get a lot of stupid people asking me questions like.. "how do you feel about the president being black" like it's a legit question.. but they don't care, they're just being stupid. i think the fact that i was very active in this election made me slightly arrogant when it comes to people's involvement in politics and this election. that's why i asked people the question, "how does barack obama's election change your life" because i think it's really hypocritical that weeks ago some people say they don't know and they don't care but then they're like "yaey he's president woo hoo" and the fact that they say they "don't know".. affirms my assumption that they really don't care. but it's not just them personally.. like i asked a few people and they're all like.. "yaey obama.. he's black woo hoo.. we won" and they don't really know what its all about.. like obama went through way more than that.. so that he could only be remembered as "the first black president" he doesn't want to be JUST that. in MY opinion. and what does it mean to me that he won? and how does it change my life? well i think it undoubtedly changes americas outlook on the cultural differences in this country. being that he is HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE.. he stands as a good sample of the diversity that we are blessed with in this country. and he also epitomizes the american dream. and he's living proof that indeed this is the land of opportunity and that anyone can do anything in this country.. and no matter how cliche it sounds... they can do w/e they put their minds to. and THAT'S what this election means to me. it changes the world i live in.. and makes people like me.. those of color.. have some kind of hope in our own lives that we too.. can be barack obamas. ambassadors of our race, and rise above cultural barriers to become more than what anyone could fathom. but that's how i think. :)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Barack Obama
some of the people i talk to can be very racist.. or at least thats how i deem it. i bet you i'm going to get a lot of stupid people asking me questions like.. "how do you feel about the president being black" like it's a legit question.. but they don't care, they're just being stupid. i think the fact that i was very active in this election made me slightly arrogant when it comes to people's involvement in politics and this election. that's why i asked people the question, "how does barack obama's election change your life" because i think it's really hypocritical that weeks ago some people say they don't know and they don't care but then they're like "yaey he's president woo hoo" and the fact that they say they "don't know".. affirms my assumption that they really don't care. but it's not just them personally.. like i asked a few people and they're all like.. "yaey obama.. he's black woo hoo.. we won" and they don't really know what its all about.. like obama went through way more than that.. so that he could only be remembered as "the first black president" he doesn't want to be JUST that. in MY opinion. and what does it mean to me that he won? and how does it change my life? well i think it undoubtedly changes americas outlook on the cultural differences in this country. being that he is HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE.. he stands as a good sample of the diversity that we are blessed with in this country. and he also epitomizes the american dream. and he's living proof that indeed this is the land of opportunity and that anyone can do anything in this country.. and no matter how cliche it sounds... they can do w/e they put their minds to. and THAT'S what this election means to me. it changes the world i live in.. and makes people like me.. those of color.. have some kind of hope in our own lives that we too.. can be barack obamas. ambassadors of our race, and rise above cultural barriers to become more than what anyone could fathom. but that's how i think. :)
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interesting..for me, in addition to leaps and bounds in terms of race, this election was really about scale: the length of the entire campaign, the magnitude of fundraising, and mostly, the power of grassroots organizers and ordinary people really becoming involved in campaigning. actually, i think this election was so significant because it was so trendy; it captured the attention of the young.
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