Obama won
Obama won, and an event like that cannot go unnoticed. I cheered for him (from the sideline, as I am not american), and was glad that he won. Why should I care about US politics? Why should I, who cannot vote, who have my own government, complain about or praise what the people of the United States decides?
Because the US affects the rest of the world more than any other human factor. Because a US war gets my nations soldiers killed, when most of the people and one of the ruling parties is against this war. Because there is no way we can stop global warming before the US president, congress and house of representatives dare take possibly actions that will make driving a car in the US more expensive. Because the global gag rule is holding down women all over the world.
So I rejoiced when Obama was elected president. NOT because he is black (although I am happy that the US has come that far from segregation, and hope my country will follow - but I could write a whole entry on my views of minority representation in our parliament alone), NOT because Sarah Palin was new to the national media, NOT because is a brilliant speaker, but because, to me, he seems to be the best candidate in the race.
Because the US affects the rest of the world more than any other human factor. Because a US war gets my nations soldiers killed, when most of the people and one of the ruling parties is against this war. Because there is no way we can stop global warming before the US president, congress and house of representatives dare take possibly actions that will make driving a car in the US more expensive. Because the global gag rule is holding down women all over the world.
So I rejoiced when Obama was elected president. NOT because he is black (although I am happy that the US has come that far from segregation, and hope my country will follow - but I could write a whole entry on my views of minority representation in our parliament alone), NOT because Sarah Palin was new to the national media, NOT because is a brilliant speaker, but because, to me, he seems to be the best candidate in the race.