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Jan. 20th, 2009 02:57 pmI probably shouldn't be writing this, because I have to memorize the lines for my English final tomorrow, but this is such a major historical event that I can't go without writing a post on this today.
I can't believe we have a new president.
President Barack Obama.
I wasn't originally a fan of Barack Obama, and I'm not sure if I even am now, but I will support him for these four years or perhaps eight if he decides to take on a second term (and I would be surprised if he didn't). He is our president and he deserves—no, needs—our respect and support in the face of all the difficulties ahead of us. He can't do it alone.
This is a bittersweet day for me, full of apprehensions and mingled joy, excitement and an all too infectious hope for change. I am not sure how Obama will fill the expectations we have for him, but he will do a good job as president.
That I am sure of.
He will make mistakes (as he just said in his speech at the inaugural lunch), but we will meet the challenges ahead of us. Like he said in his inaugural speech, we might not meet them now. We might not even reach them in a year or two, but the fact remains that we will meet them. Eventually. And we are all in this together.
That is a fact we all have to realize.
In this state of panic and worry, we can't afford to make swipes at Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation, or become outraged about Rick Warren in general. In this state of worry and financial downturn, we can't afford to attack Obama for his views.
In this moment, we have to turn to each other to get us past this crisis. We need to help each other look toward the future.
The whole battle between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats? The attacks directed toward Rick Warren, the name-calling ("hate monger")? The racism still in today's society? I'm not naive enough to think these things will end, and I'm not denying they bother me and I am tempted to give my "opponents" a piece of my mind. However, I am willing, as I've said before, to reach across the aisle and extend a hand of friendship and peace to those who oppose my opinions.
As I've been reading lately in the big racism/writing the Other debacle, we are all people. We might not all be the same, but we are all people, with the same innate emotions inside us. We cry, we laugh, we love, we live, we bleed, we die. We can find something to love and admire in anyone around us.
I recently found out that I agree with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mercuryblue144 in how we should deal with the gay marriage battle. I never thought we could agree on anything, and that revelation really made me realize that there's no need, no need at all, to ostracize or disrespect people for mere opinions. Because who knows? You might actually agree with them about something.
But I digress.
So, I take my place behind President Barack Obama (even I can't get over how great that name looks), even though we may be opposed in some things. I move to connect with conservatives, liberals, Christians, atheists, Republicans, Democrats, and, oh, anyone I come across. I hope everyone on my friends list will join me.
Because, hey, we really are all people! :)
I can't believe we have a new president.
President Barack Obama.
I wasn't originally a fan of Barack Obama, and I'm not sure if I even am now, but I will support him for these four years or perhaps eight if he decides to take on a second term (and I would be surprised if he didn't). He is our president and he deserves—no, needs—our respect and support in the face of all the difficulties ahead of us. He can't do it alone.
This is a bittersweet day for me, full of apprehensions and mingled joy, excitement and an all too infectious hope for change. I am not sure how Obama will fill the expectations we have for him, but he will do a good job as president.
That I am sure of.
He will make mistakes (as he just said in his speech at the inaugural lunch), but we will meet the challenges ahead of us. Like he said in his inaugural speech, we might not meet them now. We might not even reach them in a year or two, but the fact remains that we will meet them. Eventually. And we are all in this together.
That is a fact we all have to realize.
In this state of panic and worry, we can't afford to make swipes at Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation, or become outraged about Rick Warren in general. In this state of worry and financial downturn, we can't afford to attack Obama for his views.
In this moment, we have to turn to each other to get us past this crisis. We need to help each other look toward the future.
The whole battle between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats? The attacks directed toward Rick Warren, the name-calling ("hate monger")? The racism still in today's society? I'm not naive enough to think these things will end, and I'm not denying they bother me and I am tempted to give my "opponents" a piece of my mind. However, I am willing, as I've said before, to reach across the aisle and extend a hand of friendship and peace to those who oppose my opinions.
As I've been reading lately in the big racism/writing the Other debacle, we are all people. We might not all be the same, but we are all people, with the same innate emotions inside us. We cry, we laugh, we love, we live, we bleed, we die. We can find something to love and admire in anyone around us.
I recently found out that I agree with
mercuryblue144 in how we should deal with the gay marriage battle. I never thought we could agree on anything, and that revelation really made me realize that there's no need, no need at all, to ostracize or disrespect people for mere opinions. Because who knows? You might actually agree with them about something.But I digress.
So, I take my place behind President Barack Obama (even I can't get over how great that name looks), even though we may be opposed in some things. I move to connect with conservatives, liberals, Christians, atheists, Republicans, Democrats, and, oh, anyone I come across. I hope everyone on my friends list will join me.
Because, hey, we really are all people! :)
