A New President, a New Beginning
by Lisa
Fresh, new beginnings are always full of promise, opportunities for
change, for making things better or for making things worse. We can
choose to continue where we left off as well. In the case where things
have not been as they should be, change is indicated. In the case where
the lives and the well being of many people are involved, change from a
bad situation is imperative.
In this spirit, it is time to give the new President, Barack Obama, a
new beginning, a clean slate and the opportunity to demonstrate his
commitment to change and improving the ills within his country, its
policies, behaviour and relations with other countries. It is time to
set aside any bad feelings and welcome the new President and his country
back into the family of nations.
Americans are dissatisfied after 8 years of Bush incompetence,
arrogance and mistakes. The country has declined under the global
economic crisis caused by too many years of wars, adventurism and
corporate greed.
The best word of advice that could be given to the new Obama
administration is this: show us, don’t tell us! US administrations have
been incessantly preaching about freedom and democracy while doing all
in their power to destroy those very concepts both at home and abroad.
There is rampant unemployment, homelessness, lack of social services and
health care.
People have the right to a job, a home, health care and a sense of
security. But those rights have been ignored in order to pursue global
domination and plunder, a costly venture that was egregiously
miscalculated, ultimately bringing about the current world financial
crisis.
Barack Obama had inspired many US citizens to get involved and to
hope for change. This inspiration has also managed to be shared by
people all over the world, tired of witnessing injustice and a
superpower gone mad with its own self aggrandizement and lust for power
and resources. He has also come under considerable attack from vicious
rabid haters who are desperately maligning him with every libelous
accusation known to man.We believe that you can overcome and you have
demonstrated the ability to overcome many challenges. Ignore as you have
the insane foaming at the mouth haters. Ignore the special interests
that would try to dissuade you from doing the right thing, which would
drag us all back down to the corrupt and evil course of the past. Stay
firm and stay on the right path and know that you have the good wishes
of many who look forward to working with you in the spirit of
cooperation and mutual friendship.
Barack Obama knows something about dreams and how to make them
happen. He knows about hardship and struggle. Consequently, the world
will be watching to see Barack Obama’s commitment to the spirit and word
of international law and striving to make those changes which will be
positive and good. His election to office has been an exciting and
interesting process.
Ultimately, the sun rises for all of us on this planet. The moon
comes out at night and shines through our windows. We love and care for
our families. The world can be and should be a place where we all work
together to overcome those things that bring despair, hardship, hunger
and disease into the world. There has been no shortage of that to go
around and it isn’t helped by wars, plunder and clashes of
civilizations. If he can do something positive in this regard, then God
bless him.
This man and this moment are loaded with potential. There is a
palpable sense of expectation and excitement in the air worldwide.
Hopefully no one will be disappointed. On this day that commemorates the
birth and life Martin Luther King, Jr., and on the eve of his
Inauguration, the new President is welcomed to his extremely burdensome
task of leadership in the spirit of good will. All decent people of good
will wish you well.
(Courtesy: Pravda)
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