Nov
7th
Fri
7th
Angola is smiling, well at least the minority who believe or think that they understand what is happening worldwide. The few Angolans with access to information celebrate Barack Obama’s victory, they toast the first black person of world history, but here with myself I do not see any changes for us, poor mortals. I do not see how skin colour can overnight change the course of history. Will racism actually end? Will hunger and misery disappear from the world like magic? Will the conflicts in the Middle East come to an end? He is just another American in power, with the same ideals of all Americans. He is another rich capitalist who came from a rich family and had access to the best schools. But, above all, he is just a human being, not a magician, a messiah or a super man with super powers, who is able to solve all the problems of the world overnight. I’m not making propaganda against him, on the contrary, I was very happy with Obama’s victory, however not because he is black, white, yellow or pink, but because his government platform includes, among others, a great concern about the environment. I will really celebrate it in 4 or 5 years when the promises of campaign become reality.
—
http://voiceswithoutvotes.org/2008/11/06/the-lusosphere-for-obama/
Because Fridays mean nothing to me, I’m not quite ready to let the subject go. I stumbled upon this message from someone in Portugal that I thought was interesting. Censorship is FUCKED!
There are a lot of letters and “postcards” online re Obama’s win. Some of them are really insightful.
