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YES. We must keep this ball rolling!
It's real alright. VERY REAL. No more dark rabbit holes!
And yeah, let's keep the momentum going!
Did you see the headlines they held up on the news from around the world? They were awesome!
GoBama!
Yanks You Very Much!
Mr. President.
I agree that it was wonderful and hopeful. I am still sad though, sitting here in California with prop 8 looking like it has passed.
Things are much better today than they were yesterday. They are just not as good as I had hoped.
I'm super sad about that, too. I feel like my thoughts about Prop 8 deserve their own post.
Wow, those are some fantastic photos!
We were riding in the car at lunch and they were playing John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" on the radio. I got to thinking that today I feel much like I did on 9/11, but in the exact opposite way.
That same gut feeling of being connected with everyone around me was there, but it was based in triumph and not tragedy. Hope and not despair.
I don't ever remember feeling anything quite like it in my life.
Yeah. That about sums it up. :)
You guys are making me all weepy again. :)
This feeling is pulling us forward together.
Hey, I've had a couple times where I teared up today, too. I guess that's really telling, when you can sleep on it and still feel as strongly the next day. :)
wow, beautiful photos! thanks for posting them!
while the images were overwhelmingly positive, i got a bit bummed out about the lack of enthusiasm from the photo of the US soldiers in Afghanistan... although the guys in the Iraq pic seem pretty happy.
Yeah, I noticed that, too. The room looks almost desolate and gloomy. I wonder what it must be like to be over there right now... I assume that most military-types are conservative/republicans... So it must be a bit hard to be the opposite, even with this triumph staring you in the face.
yes, exactly. i woke up so happy today, and truly believe it's only the beginning.
I can honestly say that this is the first president in my lifetime I am proud to call the "leader of the free world." Those of us in other countries don't get to pick that person, nor were we ever consulted on there being such a position to fill in the first place, but this time you guys chose the right man for the job. Thank-you.
Still processing here as well. It's just too exciting, I can't believe it really happened!
Logging into my blogs today, you are the only person who is happy Obama was elected. Thank you! I'm sick of the complaints.
Yes we did! And it can only get better. I'm fairly sure the conservatives will be waiting to pounce on anything this new democratic controlled government does wrong. So I'm hoping many good things get done.
Wow, what blogs are you reading?! Pretty much everyone on my friendslist is stoked. Not every single person, but a very good majority.
On my Facebook and Livejournal mostly. Here's a few excerpts: "[facebook name] found the right way to deal with the new President-elect, like him or not: http://scottherrold.blogspot.com/2008/11/enco uragement.html" "So yes, Obama being president isn't really the end of the world. But close enough. The problem is also the amount of democrats in the senate. So congress will probably pass any cockamamie schemes of his." "As for me, I figure if Obama wins and he screws everything up, that'll guarantee a better president next time (Palin, perhaps? ooh! ooh!). I've found a bit of serenity in this." "Also... the whole "share the wealth" ideas really concern me. I'm poor right now, but I won't always be. I don't like to think that all of my work will be for naught... that it could be taken away from me. Seriously, what is the incentive to try hard and succeed if your money just gets taken away and given to the lazy people who don't deserve it?" McCain won our county by a LANDSLIDE. Mostly because of gun rights. I live in rural Michigan. VERY conservative. But thank goodness for Detroit and the east side!
While I, too, am happy that Obama was elected, we shouldn't be unrealistic. Obama is not God, nor Mother Theresa, he's a politician. He has his own agenda. I read a lot of comments on many blogs and get the impression that people are expecting some sort of "magic broom" to sweep all our problems away in an instant. Well, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Obama said so himself, remember? There wil still be wars (sorry, Raina, and the others), in fact, he might even launch one himself (remember his comments on Pakistan, a nuclear power, BTW). The economy will NOT get better overnight, millions will still lose their jobs, and the second great depression still threatens. Climate change will still happen (for all we know, we may already have passed the point of no return, in which case we are screwed even if Al Gore was to become World Emperor tomorrow) and oil will still peak (if it hasn't already), then run out. Drinking Water will still become a scarce comodity, and California will still burn every summer. The Pacific Ocean will still have a continent of floting plastic in its middle, thanks to 50 years of brainless consumerism. Nuclear waste will still have to be disposed of safely for the next 10 million years. Humans are still breeding like rabbits, and nobody knows how to house, feed, provide energy, let alone get a car for all the 9 or so billion we will become in my lifetime. New diseases are still emerging every year. The Amazon Rainforest is still shrinking and the deserts advancing. And Western Civilization (in particular here in Europe) is getting more decadent every year, while radical Islam, China and Russia are plotting to do away with it alltogether.
This is the state of the planet. We shouldn't expect too much of Obama, for he can only disappoint.
Sorry to spoil the fun, but the Election Party's over. Now it's time to go back to work, trying to save the world one small step at a time, even though the chance of success is small...
Oh, I know that. He's not perfect and he's not going to be perfect, ever. He probably won't even come close. But, I think there is something to be said for a person who is able to inspire. The great presidents of the past had a way of lifting people's spirits despite the hardships that surrounded them. I'm hopeful that Obama will be an optimistic president. I'm hopeful that his administration will start to work on some of the problems you outlined above, starting with acknowledging that they exist and that we might be to blame for some of them. The past 8 years have felt like a bad date, which we've all just had to sweat through waiting for the night to be over.
I don't think there's anything wrong with feeling good about the future...
Yeah, well, you know what they say: A pessimist is an optimist turned realist...
(sarcasm mode on) But at least I can continue to enjoy the fruits of decadent western civilization for a little while longer, and then turn Islamic radical, Russian or Chinese at one minute to midnight. Oh, and of course I'll blame Obama, or whoever is US President, for all that went wrong... Ain't it great to have scapegoats? Beats me having to get off my sorry behind and cleaning up my act... (sarcasm mode off). | |
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