It’s A Good Day To Be Alive
So, I have been remiss for a little bit in my blogging. I’ve had this sinus infection thing brewing, and it’s killed my impulse to write. Apologies.
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So like many of you, last night I was so moved. Finally, we have a leader to be excited about. It’s like this bad dream we are all waking from, of evil and oppression running the show. The America we all woke into today was one where America finally can stand for something. It’s the kind of America we all saw when we were children, full of hope and play and possibility. It is nothing less than a transformational, peaceful, coup. Democrats have the senate and the house. Obama wants to heal divides and usher in a new era. This could be the end of racism. Really. This could mean health care for all. This could mean a breakthrough in public policy on a level of the New Deal or the Space Program. (imagine manned colonization of space on a massive scale, a repeal of prohibition, true relief for all homelessness, health care for all, an Internet connectivity breakthrough, a government that can be with an information singularity…)
Walking around in the world, today, it is clear that something has changed. 82% of people voted, I am hearing. That is extraordinary. EXTRAORDINARY! In my memory, voter turnout has been something in the realm of 10-15%. The number of people who didn’t vote was higher than the number who voted for the winner by a huge margin. A huge margin! And our man, Obama won by a vast margin of that 82%. This is historic, for once the majority of people are behind the leadership. And in the fashion of all great leaders, Obama does not say follow me, do as I say. He says, “we must do this together!” to which we al reply a with a resounding “Yes we can!” I am inspired to play! Who knows what’s next?! Obama also stated his inclusion of those on the republican side of the aisle and in the country. He promises to listen, especially to those who diagree with him. When has a leader said that and meant it?
Inspired. Just writing this stuff gives me chills.
In some ways, this is the someday we have all been waiting for. Could it be? Has someday arrived?
Perhaps we are the ones we were always waiting for, the shining knights who would come and save us from tyranny. What I like about Obama is that he doesn’t say that government will fix our woes. He tells us that we will have to, and that it won’t be easy. I’m glad it won’t be easy. The time for being ordinary has passed us by. We cannot sit idly by anymore. We must be ever-vigilant for our freedom and our rights. We have to take a stand. This is it. The time is now for us to be extraordinary. Today is the day.
The future is ours. All there is now is for us to take it. Welcome to our America.
Tags: Golden Age, obama