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November 4th, 2008, will be remembered in
American and the world history because a Black Man, Barrack Obama, was
elected for the White House.
It is a turning point.
It offers hope to all the underprivileged people
and communities.
It proves that slaves of one century can become
the heads of the states of the next century.
It proves that when people dream, like Martin
Luther King Jr dreamt, the dreams can come true.
It reminded me of the day when Nelson Mandela was
released from Robin
Island prison after
1000 days.
It was nostalgic of the day when Desmund Tutu had received Nobel Peace Prize.
When I saw young people, boys and girls, men and
women, white and black feeling awe struck by Obama’s speech, it reminded me
of my teenage years when I had listened to Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto as he spoke for four hours in Bagh-e-Jinnah,
Peshawar, Pakistan. I was thrilled. He promised change. He became a hero
and offered hope to Pakistanis by saying
Islam is our religion
Socialism is our economics
Democracy is our politics.
At that time I was a teenager, an idealist. Later
on I saw democracy and socialism going in the background in Pakistan
and Islam coming to the fore front. And then I felt sad when Bhutto
government declared Ahmedis as non-Muslims and
deprived them of human rights. It was all under the pressure of right wing
religious fundamentalists.
I
felt really sad when Bhutto was hanged by Zia-ul-Haq.
I
just hope that Obama does not succumb under the pressures of right wing
Republicans.
Obama
has all the ingredients to become part of 21st century mythology.
Some say he is black, others he is half-white,
while others say he has risen above the race factor.
Some say he is a Muslim, others say he is
Christian, while still others believe he is closet atheist.
Some say he is a capitalist supported by other
capitalist groups, while others believe he is a socialist.
People are projecting their fantasies, their
dreams, their ambitions and their ideals on him, making him the modern
Messiah. I just hope they do not crucify him one day.
I wonder what would he do in the next four or
eight years.
Would he end the war in Iraq and send more troops to Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Would the same Muslims who highlight his middle
name Hussain burn his posters and American flags
in two years?
Would he change the war economy based on
imperialistic and colonial dreams and fight for a just and peaceful world?
How would Americans react when he would shake
hands with Socialist Leaders of South America or Muslim Leaders of the Middle East?
American psyche needed an enemy after the Second
World War, which were Communists during the cold war and Muslims during the
war on terror. If Obama would make peace with these enemies what would
happen to American cowboy psyche?
I hope Obama helps American people, men and
women, Republicans and Democrats to rise above US / THEM mentality and show
them that it is not just only about United States of America it is
also about United Stated of the World. We are all part of the same family,
the human family and our enemies are our distant cousins. I hope Obama
helps Americans to grow to the next stage of human evolution.
I am curious to see what friends of Obama will do
with the followers of Osama.
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