But, I never, for once, was distracted from the fact that he was going to be president of the United States (yes, I was and I am guilty of generalising about the US president). I am not sorry, only a bit embarrassed (lest I am accused of saying I told you so) to say that I never have expected much from the president of the United States in terms of foreign policy. I wrote exactly that months before he became president. I did not see any chance of him ending the wars any time soon. Again, apologies for self-references! It's not a habit.
Aluta Continua!
________________________________ From: Asad Haider <noswine at gmail.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Friday, 9 October, 2009 12:42:06 Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Not just black people. I felt the same way having someone named Hussein win an election. His dubious politics didn't feel so important that day.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Oct 9, 2009, at 12:03 PM, Ismail Lagardien wrote:
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> I think Obama's election may well set back whatever black emancipatory
>> process has been underway in the US. It will become easier for the racists
>> to now say: "hey, you (black person) can now become president. what do you
>> mean by structural impediments"
>>
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> Works both ways. Black people are now less likely to see the U.S. as a
> violent and exploitative place. I see "I can grow up to be president"
> t-shirts all around me in Clinton Hill.
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