A Ray of Hope

Well, Obama just won the Presidential election. I don't know if anyone's going to bother reading this but me but I thought to put down some of my thoughts. Personally, I've never been so relieved over the results of an election in my entire life. It's sort of like this country ever since Bush got elected has been steadily sinking into a deep black pit of despair and FINALLY, after so long, there's a ray of hope. Someone's finally extended a rope and perhaps - just perhaps - this country might have a future that's going to be something happy instead of full of fear and hardship and war. It's just... undescribable. I just finished listening to Obama's speech and I am literally giddy with relief. I'm not a religious sort at all but maybe here is a God afterall.

I've been busy mixing Gaia 3 so I didn't really even know the results of the election until I checked Yahoo news about midnight EST. My reaction was HOLY SHIT! OBAMA WON! THANK GOD! I have been so damn afraid that McCain would win and we'd have another 4-8 years like the last 8. These last few months since the economy crashed have been especially hard. I mean, McCain's policies... he has blinders on and not a clue or one good plan that I think would have a chance of helping us. And there was Obama who actually talked and planned SENSE and I've been so afraid that we Americans wouldn't wake up in time. Yet, we did... and there's hope for the future afterall.

I was listening to Obama speak and I was marveling how good he was. He wasn't overly wordy but every word he said hit home and made such an impact. Such a triumph for Democrats but also for the American people and especially for people who are different. Tonight, I think, might be the deathknell on racism against African Americans and perhaps eventually towards all people who are different. I don't think that we don't have a HELL of a long way to go but still... we elected an African American to the White House for the first time. It wasn't based on his race but because he was the right man for the job and represented what most of American was yearning for so greatly. But still, when you think of all that African Americans have gone through over the centuries in this country... you can't help but feel the power of the moment. I can also relate cause I am a woman and women have also been persecuted throughout the centuries. Obama won and perhaps, someday, we'll see a woman in the White House and we'll get our turn too. We didn't get Hillary but I am damn glad we got Obama. Baby steps but still steps all the same. He's the next MLK, Lincoln, and JFK and our country is finally in line for some changes - for the better. It's the beginning of a whole new day and I really can't wait to see what it brings. Finally.... FINALLY... some hope again at last.