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Originally Posted by sck5
now it is proven to everyone that anyone can be president. that is a good thing and even if you already knew that, lots of people didnt but do now.
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Agreed. Obviously it has a lot of profound implications for a lot of people. I didn't think that someone's race was a good reason to elect them to office, but now that the election is over, it's a good side effect. I think most younger people in this country weren't exactly sure what the big deal was about, I mean they knew it was historic and many were very excited, but "racism" to most young people is just a few bad words exchanged in the school cafeteria in anger, they never really experienced what things used to be like. It's older people, I think, that really feel the full effect of Obama's election to office.
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it also proves to lots of foreigners that our national self image isnt a bunch of propaganda - we actually ARE a democracy. and that is a good thing for us and for them.
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Most of us don't care what foreigners think.
