I agree and sense the importance of the energy and historic contours of the
moment, but am also aware that distance WILL lend perspective and no doubt we
will start to see things differently once we're not so consumed by this heady
feeling of possibility.
Shahid
> I too feel hopeful, not least because Bush is gone, and there is not another
> Bush-alike immediately stepping into his place. I feel hopeful because Obama
> explicitly refers to values incorporating inclusion, fairness, equality.
> Saying that, I felt hopeful in ‘97 too, and am very aware that when
> governments get into power they can do things that surprise and disappoint
> us. But I will be watching with interest (and hope) to see how things
> develop.
>
> I wasn’t aware of the development of participatory democracy movements, but
> I don’t doubt the importance of the experience of inclusion and hope that
> brought people out to vote who had not voted before. In addition to the
> change of leadership, perhaps the experience of enfranchisement, and knowing
> your vote made a difference, may have other unexpected effects within US
> communities at the grass-roots level?
>
> I am still trying to fully grasp the significance of the US electing a Black,
> left-leaning president. It feels enormously important. While I don’t expect
> this result to fix everything, why not feel some hope while we watch and wait
> to see what emerges?
>
> You know, it could have been a lot worse!
> Wendy
> --- On Wed, 5/11/08, Danny Taggart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Danny Taggart <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] is there hope for world/ usa?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, 5 November, 2008, 12:17 PM
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> I feel optimistic that hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised voters
> mobilised and organised themselves in a way not seen for quite some time in
> the US. I worry that the Obama Presidency will be a huge disappointment but
> the emergence of hundreds of small participatory democracy movements is
> encouraging.
>
> Danny
>
> Also it was really nice to see Ambassador John Bolton on the BBC last night
> getting so desperate and angry that he suggested a BBC correspondent should
> be sacked for conducting a biased interview. Does he not know that the BBC
> doesn't cave in to pressure...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Annie Mitchell
> Sent: 05 November 2008 10:55
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] is there hope for world/ usa?
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Are any of us feeling hopeful in the light of the USA election result today?
> What did people think about (I think it was in the acceptance speech) where
> Barack Obama said “ our experiences are singular and our destinies
> universal”?
>
>
> Annie
>
>
>
> Annie Mitchell
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