Global perception has been altered greatly by this election. Shoe talked about Kenya holding a national holiday the day after the election, but the impact goes far beyond that. It goes as far as to defeat one of the greatest hypocrocies our nation has held to since its birth. Until now, America had falsely declared itself a place of equality, a state whose government is a direct representation of its people. Instead, we had only allowed one race and gender to hold power. It is widely understood that these United States are made of immigrants from every corner of the world, before this election no president elect had ever evidenced this. America has only begun to live up to the true meaning of its creed. A fundamental step has finally been taken with a true reflection of this nation's population.
I vehemently believe that this historic election is a prime example of the significant power the youth vote holds, and the immense influence it has when exercised. The American youth has always looked to change its course and secure its own future. It is human nature that the next generation should question and challenge the established goals, mindset, and actions of the previous generation. My peers have elected Barak Obama because they are progressives at heart, and they yearn to see this great nation live up to the promise it has failed to in the past. Regarding the causes of his nomination, our President testifies, "it[his campaign] drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy." With this rejection, a great shift of power has come to America. It is not solely the exchange of the party holding office, but it is a transfer of power from one generation to another. This election was the first act of the next generation. My generation.
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I agree with Nick that the U.S. has been having one race and gender government that took powers. I think this election showed the change in America. For the election, young voters have impacted the decision. I agree that people do have progressive minds and I think this will improve the country.
p.s. sorry nick for not responding to last blog posts.
Its very good to hear about other countries being excited about our new president. Too long has America been the butt of jokes and hate due to the Bush Regime. It seems so backwards that our nation has had so all of our previous presidents come from the same demographic. This really goes to show how slow the process of change can be. People are afraid of change, and often times hate it. I am quite happy to see the boat rocked a little, with the election of Barack Obama.
Our youth has a very progressive nature: hopefully were heading in the right direction. I believe were on the right path. Its quite mind blowing to see how passionate our peers were for this election. Power to the youth and next generation. The future looks less bleak.
Nick! I like what you say about it being our generation that helped sway the election. I never really thought about it like that as the power being transfered to our generation. And that quote from Obama is a very powerful one. It is neat to think about how historic this election really is.
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