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Insane Writer
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: On the border of my Outer Circle of Thought
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Jan 20th, 2009, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteRat
It was exciting to watch him speak today even though I didn't vote for him.
It's still hard for me to really comprehend that the American people actually looked past race and voted who they thought was the best man for the job. Racism still exists in this country but to see Barack Obama as our president shows that we as a country are moving forward from hundreds of years of oppression and that, to me, is cause for celebration in itself.
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Agreed!
I kind of wish time travel was possible, so that we could go back to the times of slavery or the 1960s with the protests and shout out "Hey guess who the president of 2008 will be?" I'd love to see their reactions if they were told.  | |
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