The mood is really upbeat. The air is different. You can clearly feel on the streets of Los Angeles. 2 days ago - on 3rd of November, people around here were cynical, pessimistic and nervous. A day after elections is sunny, air is clear and as John Stuart said in his show - people in New York city are making eye contact on the streets and smiling. Atmosphere here - in Los Angeles - is quite the same. I am amazed by how much difference a leader can make to such a big nation. I don't know about the rural masses, but certainly the urban masses have been energized by the election outcome.
Barack Obama's victory is far more significant than an African American breaking racial barriers. He has emerged as a symbol - a symbol of liberated America, a new vibrant and diverse America. Suddenly Americans are feeling confident again. They feel that they have regained their world leadership.
This victory comes at a right time, when Americans were feeling really low because of the dragging Iraq war and sinking economy. Barack Obama's Hope and Change message was really well taken by the American people. Many of my friends told me - they are voting for a change and not for Barack Obama's specific policies. They wanted America to regain its standing in the world. They felt that Bush's aggressive unilateral policies have brought a shame to America and the world now considers America as an agressive imperialistic power instead of a genuine leader.
He ran his campaign on the premise of uniting people. Republican Party's recent politics was very divisive. He kept saying in the campaign rallies - "There are no red states and blue states - there is only the united states of America". It went very well with the people. Traditionally Republican strongholds such as North Carolina and Virginia proved it that American people does not want politics of divisiveness. They clearly gave a very strong mandate against divisiveness. People of America have shown that they want to embrace the unity in diversity in the rapidly changing demographics.
I hope that Barack Obama will pass the hard test - the test of the time. I hope that the world will be much more peaceful under his leadership. I wish him the best for his success as the 44th president of the United States of America.
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Here in India we were eagerly waiting results. I heard Obma,s acceptance speech live on ndtv. I was amazed. Although I am not citizen of US but very hopeful now from his speech. Salute to Obama. Please also visit my blog http://hindivani.blogspot.com
Reading your blog brought back for me all the excitement of Obama's election. Bush has left him so many problems I fear that people will not be patient with the time it will take to solve them. In Plato's "Republic" the philosopher theorizes how easily democracy can deteriorate into tyranny. We are at a very important moment and things could go either way. I hope Obama has the good sense to get us out of war and gets us working on a sustainable infrastructure projects. Thanks for this opportunity to share my thoughts.
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