my fellow americans...
...happy election day!
I am almost certain that no one who reads this blog needs my encouragement to go vote. Still, for what it's worth, please, please, please, go do it. It's a symbol that means something, says to the world: thus far and no farther. I'd love for a record number of people to stand up today and say that they've had enoughI've ( Read more... )
I am almost certain that no one who reads this blog needs my encouragement to go vote. Still, for what it's worth, please, please, please, go do it. It's a symbol that means something, says to the world: thus far and no farther. I'd love for a record number of people to stand up today and say that they've had enoughI've ( Read more... )
After Bush's re-election, there was this website called 'Sorry everyone'. Americans posted pictures of themselves with apology messages to the rest of America and the rest of the world. I thought that was the sweetest thing ever. I've always thought generalizing is probably one of the most stupid things one could ever do. Unfortunately it happens more often than I'd like, about many different things.
Right... I was talking to my mother about that just now, while watching CNN. Getting Obama elected is great, but the worst part is yet to come. Obama probably holds over his shoulders the same amount of expectation and hope JFK held, if not more. And the problems waiting for him in the White House are many and are serious and are probably too much to be solved in four years. The world will be watching him closely, but most importantly his "enemies" will be watching him even closer. He won't have much space for mistakes, and I guess that's sort of the bad side of the present political and social conjuncture that are helping his candidature. I mean, the bad side of being elected now. Some people won't have much patience to wait, and I sense he won't be able to do as much as he's promised, because, really, no one can. But in the end, I'm sure the balance will be immensely positive, probably starting with the American image across the borders. I saw more than one American saying they were introducing themselves as Canadians when traveling to other countries. There is nothing sadder than someone ashamed of their own nationality. And I say this because I know MANY, MANY, MANY (and I could continue with the 'many' for ages) people who are ashamed of being Brazilians. Sad thing, really. And symbolic too, coming from the former most-proud nation of the world. I do hope it starts to change the moment Obama gets elected (AND HE WILL!).
Ok, Time Lords are cooler than Sarah Palin. My costume was really cool, people said I really looked like her (and I'm not sure if I should consider this a compliment or not so much). I'm kind of regret though, 'cause I had to cut my bangs and now I hate the way it looks. =/
And i'm talking too much. Sorry. =(
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Yep, me too. Many of my various traveling companions. I would've if I couldn't have got away with passing for Indian instead.
And as for the Obama/JFK comparison, I must confess that for a large part of the victory speech, I was braced for gunshots, and imagine that I will be for the inaugaration as well.
My costume was really cool, people said I really looked like her (and I'm not sure if I should consider this a compliment or not so much.
Hahah. Definitely a compliment. She doesn't look like the troglodyte that she is! But I'm sorry about your bangs! They'll grow quickly though.
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