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by Scrappy on November 5th, 2008

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Why can't people "support" Obama as our new President ,happy or not that he won & stop talking about what a rotten job he will do or what will happen to him in office. We are Americans..why can't we support him. He MIGHT actually bring REAL change. !!

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  • by lizvelrene on November 7th, 2008

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    There's a lot of irrational fear out there, largely unspoken but very powerful, about what a black democrat will do as president. I don't think I can even suss out what it is they fear will happen, but it's inspiring outright panic among some conservatives.

    One hopes that reality will assuage those fears, but it might not. I remember how it was in the 90's when Clinton, who was not even all that liberal, was in charge. There was an incredibly hateful surge in the right-wing rhetoric at that time, when people who felt powerless in the face of social change turned their fears into rage at their fellow citizens. Just listen to right-wing radio and you'll hear these people.

    I don't think those minds can be changed - no matter what happens in Obama's presidency they are bound to call it an unmitigated disaster. But the population is shifting, and they can either join us in reality or be left out in the cold.

    The young people of America are different, as we saw in the election results. That's what we can focus on.

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