Democrats true goal???
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Democrats true goal???
by Aaron Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:15 pm
Yes We Did. Now What?
Author: Erica Smiley
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States will forever be known as a major turning point, not only in US history, but in the history of the western nations and of the world. Although Obama’s election is no defeat of capitalism, it represents a changing tide in our on-going struggle for democratic rights, and a step forward in our long-term struggle for socialism. Obama’s election and the landslide victory over the Ultra-Right in Congress create the conditions for new advances for equality and democracy generally
A LANDSLIDE VICTORY
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States will forever be known as a major turning point, not only in US history, but in the history of the western nations and of the world. And leaders worldwide agreed with Obama’s assertion in his now famous “A More Perfect Union” speech that only in our country, with it’s rich and unique experiences and traditions of struggle against racism and national oppression, could the candidacy and corresponding election of an African-American man with such a diverse heritage occur, and could such a candidate tap into and relate to the experiences of so many people.
For those who were not convinced earlier this year, let their cynicism be shattered by the mass outpouring of joy and jubilation from the masses of American people—literally running into the streets at the announcement of Obama’s victory on the night of November 4th. Long held assumptions that the country was too backwards to ever elect a Black president have been toppled.
And never have many been so proud to be from the United States. Obama was able to reclaim patriotism for the center-left, not in a chauvinistic way, but in a way that we can be proud of our own traditions of struggle and progress.
Although Obama’s election is no defeat of capitalism, it represents a changing tide in our on-going struggle for democratic rights, and a step forward in our long-term struggle for socialism. Obama’s election and the landslide victory over the Ultra-Right in Congress create the conditions for new advances for equality and democracy generally. For example, racism as a weapon of division will no longer have the same power.
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Author: Erica Smiley
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States will forever be known as a major turning point, not only in US history, but in the history of the western nations and of the world. Although Obama’s election is no defeat of capitalism, it represents a changing tide in our on-going struggle for democratic rights, and a step forward in our long-term struggle for socialism. Obama’s election and the landslide victory over the Ultra-Right in Congress create the conditions for new advances for equality and democracy generally
A LANDSLIDE VICTORY
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States will forever be known as a major turning point, not only in US history, but in the history of the western nations and of the world. And leaders worldwide agreed with Obama’s assertion in his now famous “A More Perfect Union” speech that only in our country, with it’s rich and unique experiences and traditions of struggle against racism and national oppression, could the candidacy and corresponding election of an African-American man with such a diverse heritage occur, and could such a candidate tap into and relate to the experiences of so many people.
For those who were not convinced earlier this year, let their cynicism be shattered by the mass outpouring of joy and jubilation from the masses of American people—literally running into the streets at the announcement of Obama’s victory on the night of November 4th. Long held assumptions that the country was too backwards to ever elect a Black president have been toppled.
And never have many been so proud to be from the United States. Obama was able to reclaim patriotism for the center-left, not in a chauvinistic way, but in a way that we can be proud of our own traditions of struggle and progress.
Although Obama’s election is no defeat of capitalism, it represents a changing tide in our on-going struggle for democratic rights, and a step forward in our long-term struggle for socialism. Obama’s election and the landslide victory over the Ultra-Right in Congress create the conditions for new advances for equality and democracy generally. For example, racism as a weapon of division will no longer have the same power.
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