Whew...
So it all came together the way it was supposed to. What a relief it is for the election to be over and for the worries that someway, somehow, we would still manage to lose this thing. Got to love that liberal self-defeating doubt, heh. I look forward to seeing just what President Obama will be able to do. Being a student of politics my expectations for change are low, but I feel his mere presence at 1600 Pennsylvania will nudge America in a better direction.
Had an election night party which was quite fun and led to a long discussion of campaign strategies and future strategies that lasted long into the night. Perhaps I'll try to recreate some of the points made and post them here.
When I think about Obama's victory I usually don't think about him being the first black president. Yes, the significance occurs to me after more detailed reflection and it does overjoy me, but it's not what initially occupies my thoughts when I consider last night. I think about the politician, the person, the policies, and, most importantly, the direction that I voted for and that I think will help this country get back on the right path. I think many young voters are like me. I think the youth have been "post-racial" for a while now. Maybe the MSM didn't get that memo.
Oh yeah, and this:
http://thisfuckingelection.com/
If you followed the election as closely as I have you'll find it quite amusing.
Had an election night party which was quite fun and led to a long discussion of campaign strategies and future strategies that lasted long into the night. Perhaps I'll try to recreate some of the points made and post them here.
When I think about Obama's victory I usually don't think about him being the first black president. Yes, the significance occurs to me after more detailed reflection and it does overjoy me, but it's not what initially occupies my thoughts when I consider last night. I think about the politician, the person, the policies, and, most importantly, the direction that I voted for and that I think will help this country get back on the right path. I think many young voters are like me. I think the youth have been "post-racial" for a while now. Maybe the MSM didn't get that memo.
Oh yeah, and this:
http://thisfuckingelection.com/
If you followed the election as closely as I have you'll find it quite amusing.
posted by Will @ 12:35 PM
2 Comments:
At 1:58 AM, November 06, 2008,
Anonymous said…
Chris Matthews got that memo. It's one of the few he did get. He's been harping on about it for some time.
And I agree. Everyone online is extremely cynical and doesn't believe that anything special happened. But it's clear if you talk to anyone over 50 that this was monumental. Anyone who doesn't live in the urban technocrat bubble. It took a long time, because there have always been destructive forces at work in our government, but it finally happened. And it wasn't even a squeaker.
I don't even really care that we've largely overcome racism. It happened a while ago, and this was just affirmation. But thinking about it makes you reconsider your apathy and cynicism, and realize that our evolution may be slow, but it certainly does exist. He won't be able to do everything he promised, and he'll disappoint a lot of people. But he'll set the groundwork, and maybe in 20 or 30 years the fruits of his labors will have paid off.
I look forward to watching it all unfold.
At 1:47 PM, November 06, 2008,
Anonymous said…
I can't wait til you "kids" take over the world. Don't disappoint me - live up to the potential I see in you post-racism children!
I, too, am thrilled that America has rejected the same old pattern. Maybe that's W's legacy -- His presidency drove the old, conservative, hawkish white guys to the sidelines. In that case, a good old Andover Cheer for W. Otherwise, don't let the screen door hit ya. (anonymous, AKA Mom)
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