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Friday, November 7, 2008

LOOKING AT THE EAGLE AND OBSERVING...

I feel...

  • The election was fought between an idealist and a realist.
  • The idealist's election campaign centred around fighting and working for what he thinks and believes to be the reality. The realist's take- for what he thought would be an ideal campaign.
  • Finally, in the reality struck nation, the idealist won.
  • For the first time in a long LONG time optimism and belief in what CAN be and SHOULD be done seems to have actually won over cynisicm.

Hah! for the first time i feel its not completely foolish to hang onto a picture perfect kind of scenario. Plus, the euphoria and madness sweeping over the world, NOT just to mention the US, seems kind of ironical, considering not so long ago any sort of quixotic utopian ideas or feelings were laughed at in your face, being taken as a synonym for naivete, and derision and cynicism lauded.

Funny how one man, who wasn't even heard of till not so long ago, can change the way things go around the world.

Does this signify a change, truly? Can he help bring back that lost hope, make the nation once again THE POWER as he promised? Would he be more in news for his policies and their implementation than his political gaffes? Can he make the people look at the Americans as something more substantial than pop culture struck Paris-lusting-Britney-bashing-emo-promoting nation of slackers?

PS: I have ALWAYS wondered but never figured... HOW is it that though everyone has something negative to say about America, yet they don't mind packing their bags and rushing for its shores every opportunity they get?

4 comments:

Ishaan said...

America is what we love to hate.... we are part Americans ..all of us u me included!! :P

Obama won coz his campaign made him a saintly figure!! i swear even Jesus would've lost against him

MAANASII said...
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Sandeep Deb Varman said...

it's the same with everyplace. you don't have anything bad to say about the country. just the people.

pats_diary said...

people cant live without the yanks...
reminds me of the salt in cooking..whether u like it not..u end up adding it