Obama FTW
So everyone has heard this here and there and all that, but here's my thoughts on the matter:
Fucking rock on!!!
I read a quote on my flist where someone said it's like living in a future I would want to live in. And really, it is. I mean, the future of America has some glimmer of hope, and not just relentless paths to war with this place, and war with that place, and whatever else bull shit has been going on for the last eight years. So I'm stoked.
Also, I've been watching this election from far far away-land, and it's been something of an experience. First, I was a little surprised at how much international interest there has been on this thing. There was so much coverage in the national Indian paper, and indeed, today's front page had a picture of Obama on it. I was also a bit surprised at people's reactions here when the news broke. It was ten or eleven o'clock in the morning on Wednesday when McCain gave his concession speech, and the rest of the day I witness people from all over the world (all located here) say how happy they were, and how excited they are, and how much hope they have for the future of the world. Because what American (I feel) sometimes miss is how much impact America has on the world. Like, there is a whole wide world out there, and we are not isolated on across the pond. This should be evident considering the fact that America is at war with a few places on the other side of the globe, but somehow there is a feeling that America is it's own self contained entity that has no liability to do anything, and in fact can do whatever it damn well likes...
I'm rambling a bit here. My point is this. Obama, rock on. The world is happier for it. America is happier for it. I'm damn happy about it.
Fucking rock on!!!
I read a quote on my flist where someone said it's like living in a future I would want to live in. And really, it is. I mean, the future of America has some glimmer of hope, and not just relentless paths to war with this place, and war with that place, and whatever else bull shit has been going on for the last eight years. So I'm stoked.
Also, I've been watching this election from far far away-land, and it's been something of an experience. First, I was a little surprised at how much international interest there has been on this thing. There was so much coverage in the national Indian paper, and indeed, today's front page had a picture of Obama on it. I was also a bit surprised at people's reactions here when the news broke. It was ten or eleven o'clock in the morning on Wednesday when McCain gave his concession speech, and the rest of the day I witness people from all over the world (all located here) say how happy they were, and how excited they are, and how much hope they have for the future of the world. Because what American (I feel) sometimes miss is how much impact America has on the world. Like, there is a whole wide world out there, and we are not isolated on across the pond. This should be evident considering the fact that America is at war with a few places on the other side of the globe, but somehow there is a feeling that America is it's own self contained entity that has no liability to do anything, and in fact can do whatever it damn well likes...
I'm rambling a bit here. My point is this. Obama, rock on. The world is happier for it. America is happier for it. I'm damn happy about it.