Optimism, Excitement, and Obama
Emails from all over the world have poured into the SOH office. People say many things but there are two ideas that are being repeated in different shapes again and again. To paraphrase them: (1) What an amazing accomplishment for the people of USA to have reached a point in racial and cultural relations that they would elect an African-American president with Kenyan roots and a middle name of Hussein! (2) With different leadsership, what optimism we have that the USA may bring positive leadership and new hope to the world! The exclamation points are not ours. The emails that we have received are truly full of excitement and enthusiasm. This has made us wonder. Do you think the election of Obama will help inspire a change in racial/cultural relations in your own country? How? What kind of leadership in world relations would you like to see from Obama and the USA? Something different in your country? In your region of the world? In some specific area? Let us know what you think!