So Obama did it. Erm… YAAAYYYYY!!
I always thought he would, but for me the scale of his victory’s significance took all of yesterday really to sink in.
It’s an amazing expression of the fact that anything’s possible, and triggered a tsunami of positivity around the world. That’s the real juice of this event – it flagged up a global paradigm shift. The world is tired of the old way. Of kow-towing to vested interests. Of saying “Yes that’s all very well but it’s not that simple to implement.” Of living in a rut. Of stagnation.
Obama’s being compared with Martin Luther King. I think the joy is in the difference. Dr King was a campaigner for change, whereas Obama’s a figurehead of and catalyst for change. King fought for change, Obama lives it. Each is a vital figure, in their own context and time. Obama is a measure of King’s success. A reflection of what people can achieve when they choose not to be stopped by the usual crap.
Which raises the question – what could YOU achieve, if you chose not to be stopped by all the usual crap?
