Something about America in the last 5 years reminded me of "Atlas Shrugged" - People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. So what they go through, we will too, to some extent! The world's markets are inextricably (in the short term) tied to the US economy. To me, it looks like Obama is his own man and will be the change America and the world have been calling for.Īt this time of economic uncertainity, we need somebody to steady the ship. His speech was one of strength, courage and humility, one that inspired me (and i'm not even American). His poise and obvious character aside, the intelligence of the man was very evident. I watched Obama's victory speech on youtube this afternoon, and what struck me most about the man was his intelligence. What is the role of an independant global body, if it is controlled, like it has been all these years, by the United States? I just pray that the new US administration does not relate diplomacy to the swinging of a base ball bat. The world doesn't need an intelligent watchdog! I'll admit taht its better than a rabid one but what roel does the UN play. "It's time to refocus our efforts on al-Qaeda's leadership and Afghanistan, and rally the world against the common threats of the 21st century - terrorism and nuclear weapons climate change and poverty genocide and disease."Ĭhange is realising that meeting today's threats requires not just our firepower, but the power of our diplomacy - tough, direct diplomacy where the president of the United States isn't afraid to let any petty dictator know where America stands and what we stand for." Obama's victory speech left me a little anxious. ".change is a foreign policy that doesn't begin and end with a war that should've never been authorized and never been waged."Ī far cry from the warmongering of the Bush administration. I'd go as far as to say, from everything the world has seen of America before. From everything America has known before. They fought for a change and they got it.īarack Obama is a harbinger of change. People like Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, Rosa Parks, Jesse Owens, Mohammed Ali and many many more led a people tired of being subjugated and discriminated against. To me, its like the culmination of their struggle. A nation with a history of racial oppression targetted, for the most part, against people who can trace their roots back to Africa. A black man is now President of the United States of America. It's the most amazing thing to have happened in recent history. There is no question about it, in the next forty years a Negro can achieve the same position" Almost because he's 6 years off target!" Now an Irish Catholic is President of the United States. Robert Kennedy was almost prophetic when in 1962 he said, "The Irish were not wanted here.