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Same reasons it's awesome to have a black president: 1. There are people it would inspire, and 2. There are people whose expectations would be shaken up The
by paulsutter 13y ago
Same reasons it's awesome to have a black president:
1. There are people it would inspire, and
2. There are people whose expectations would be shaken up
The latter group needs as much help as the former.
- newnewnew 13y agoThere are few enough Elon Musks in the world that I think we should be grateful for whichever ones we get
- ekianjo 13y agoWow a black president made certainly a lot of difference. Just like the white ones : lying, deceptive, secretive, and dishonest (See NSA). Sorry if I fail to see much difference.
- Nursie 13y agoErr yeah. Why would you think that a black president would be different to a white one? That's precisely the shakeup the world needs - to realise that whatever skin colour, male or female, people are people and you shouldn't judge them negatively or positively on how much melanin or testosterone they produce :P
- IdahoEv 13y agoHe's been mendacious as all of them, sure. That's not the important difference. The important difference is that there are now millions of black American kids no longer growing up in a world where they just "know" as a first principle that "black people can't be president". That sort of example simply changes people's outlook. Inspiration and aspiration matter.
- ekianjo 13y agoI rather see millions of people disappointed that no politician, no matter the race or creed, can ever be trusted. Obama had a chance to make a difference and he failed miserably.
- flyinRyan 13y agoTo be fair, it might have helped some people: black people are just the same as anyone else. They can be president and they'll be the same corrupt shit bags as white men who become president.