Change for the better

By Libby

Hilzoy posts on the historic import of Obama's candidacy and in reading it I realized how removed I was emotionally from the historic aspects of both Democratic candidates. Race and gender had absolutely no bearing on my decisions. Not unusual for me. I've never weighed my interactions with people on the basis of social status or on any external factors. My only criteria in choosing friends and associates is on their honesty and compassion for their fellow humans.

The full import of this long awaited outcome finally hit me this morning. In a coutry where only a few decades ago, a person of color couldn't even use the same drinking fountain as white folk, it seems likely our next president will be a black man. I can only imagine what it feels like to the black community but even for me, this is huge.

After seven long years of watching the GOP and the Bush administration chip away at the civil rights we all fought so hard for in the sixties, it feels like we've finally taken a step back towards sanity and humanity again. It feels good.

Comments

[Earl]

I do recall Tweety mentioning on Tuesday night what it must be like for people around the world after seven+ years of W terrorizing them to wake up one day and see a black man nominated to replace him.

This could be good for U.S. in a great many ways.

[Libby]

I think I'm finally feeling the audacity of hope Earl.

[Earl]

As long as you remember that it's going to take some time and not everything happens three seconds ago, that feeling is pretty good, isn't it?

[Libby]

Exactly. One shouldn't expect miracles and maybe nothing will really change, but for the first time in almost a decade, a change for the better feels at least possible.