America's First Black President

Incredible! I never thought I'd see the speed of change that has happened in my life time. The things that seemed impossible whilst living through them have come to pass having past through them.

I've seen the great threat of the Soviet Union dissipate in a flow of traffic over the borders whilst the red army looked on.

I've seen the symbol of pain, the Berlin Wall, be broken up by the sheer anger and frustration of separated families. I then went on to see total strangers hug and celebrate in the knowledge of 2 halves becoming ONE again.

I've seen Apartheid END after decades of sheer repression and Nelson Mandela become the President. I then went on to see his incredible handling of the emotions, that could have torn the country apart, and allowed a process of healing by talk.

Now I see America, with it's detailed and myriad formats of the history of racism and slavery, elect a black man for President. Where once the hate in a white man meant, no matter the logic if the man is black he must be stopped from progressing, talking, voting, etc and must be kept down. We had the situation where the same white man was forced to think:
"The economy is bad, it's been handled by a republican. I can vote for a new republican with the same ideals or the alternative is...a black man. Mind you he's a black man who is talking sense, he's handling the crisis well, he's talking what I'm thinking"

Children who have seen what has been happening to the planet have now grown up and been given the vote. They've been introduced to politics by the medium they use every day - the PC, youtube, facebook, etc. Where TV never had a chance of mobilising them, Barack's clever and 21st century analysis and utilisation of the new medium has energised the youth and silver surfers alike. He's managed to convince them they do count and they've gotten out of their chairs, waited in queues and made their shout for change a fact.

This win for Obama has generated a euphoria and a feel good wave has spread across the new world, across the oceans and into all the lands of the world. A changed America, one with common sense restored, people sense, could be the start of many possible and more harmonious conditions for the whole world: A more Green America, A black man in charge - how will that affect Al-Qaeda and their recruitment, An America with a greater appreciation for the term "limited resources".

The future is bright...the future is Obama.