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hermionesviolinI have never been in love with Obama like most of the people I'm surrounded by have been, but posts like the one I linked to last night made me want to vote for Obama, and all the positive energy I'm seeing on my flist/StalkerPin makes me happy Obama won. I honestly hadn't seriously thought ahead to the-day(s)-after-Election-Day (though I was inclined to think Obama would win the election), but I am so tired of people being so unhappy (and cynical). Not everyone's happy about tonight's Presidential results, though, and to quote JadeLennox:
Moi posted a YouTube embed of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech (full version, plus a snippet of his "I have been to the mountaintop" speech in a second YouTube embed). In the first one, I was struck by how many biblical allusions there are in it. I thought, "Wow, could you get away with that these days?" -- and then I thought: "How many listeners will even recognize those allusions?"
One line I was struck by, given the current context: "We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote."
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I'm not going to go looking for CA Prop. 8 results until morning (I really am going to bed after I post this), but this post (via ann1962) made me happy. I am a deep believer in personal connections making more of a difference than systemically imposed anythings.
one country, different opinions, can we be gracious in either victory or defeat? No more moving to Canada jokes, Jesusland snark, or mockery of rednecks and pregnant teenagers?***
Moi posted a YouTube embed of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech (full version, plus a snippet of his "I have been to the mountaintop" speech in a second YouTube embed). In the first one, I was struck by how many biblical allusions there are in it. I thought, "Wow, could you get away with that these days?" -- and then I thought: "How many listeners will even recognize those allusions?"
One line I was struck by, given the current context: "We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote."
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I'm not going to go looking for CA Prop. 8 results until morning (I really am going to bed after I post this), but this post (via ann1962) made me happy. I am a deep believer in personal connections making more of a difference than systemically imposed anythings.
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Date: 2008-11-05 05:06 am (UTC)