Today is one of those days that I will dare to touch on politics. I dislike politics because of the way it is played in my own country and also because i find it messy. But today is a real history in the making. Today is the day that The United States of America really shows what it means to be a democratic society. Today is the day the votes of all those who believe in a free nation have been counted. Today is the day Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President of the USA – One of the most powerful countries in the world. The people there have voted for change and they got it.   

I am not a part of that country, but watching Obama and the people whom he was giving his victory speech to. I couldn’t help but feel partially excited. I don’t want to think that Obama is like some ‘saviour’ or something because change will take time to proceed. However he gives a sense of newness..something fresh and hope for something better. In my own general thought, people in America know whom and what they are voting for. Obama may be the person to bring about some real change. 

What is also really an eyeopener to me is that in the US elections. There is no such thing as race that defines who you are. Which is really admirable. In my own country, because we are so categorised (for silly reasons honestly), we go about this concept that if you are of a certain race only then you are permitted for the rights of something. In fact if we were to go abroad, racism is a huge offence. But why is it here race is so important? Aren’t we all the same people? With the same kind of feelings and rights? I compare it with my own country’s political election… The parties here.. people didn’t feel like voting for the ‘one in power all the time’ and they just wanted a different option. How much would that option bring about change no one knows. But it felt almost like as though the people voted away from the ‘one in power all the time’ just because. Those are just my thoughts.  What ever it is, history has been made, this year. And hopefully with Obama sitting there, the good changes can spread on into other countries.   Congratulations to Obama and his campaign!