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		<title>By: Haider</title>
		<link>http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-promise-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3473</link>
		<dc:creator>Haider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The thing about racism is that it shouldn&#039;t exist. 

But because it does, any incident where race is overlooked is taken as a stance against racism. Discrimination against African-Americans is present in the United States, and we can&#039;t ignore this fact when it comes to assessing whether Obama&#039;s victory is a big deal or not.

But since many African-Americans voted for him because of his race, they didn&#039;t overlook the factor of race. They just used it in the opposite direction.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The thing about racism is that it shouldn&#8217;t exist. </p>
<p>But because it does, any incident where race is overlooked is taken as a stance against racism. Discrimination against African-Americans is present in the United States, and we can&#8217;t ignore this fact when it comes to assessing whether Obama&#8217;s victory is a big deal or not.</p>
<p>But since many African-Americans voted for him because of his race, they didn&#8217;t overlook the factor of race. They just used it in the opposite direction.</p>
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		<title>By: ralf wilmes</title>
		<link>http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-promise-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3440</link>
		<dc:creator>ralf wilmes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I got sick with all the speak about obama being the first black president. Who cares?
I took it for granted that there was no difference between black, and white and yellow. 

All this emphasis shows I was wrong. It&#039;s not for granted.

Sad. People still do not think. Change has come. If you ask WHAT change, people blank out. 

I tell you what&#039;s the change: more regulation and more government spending.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got sick with all the speak about obama being the first black president. Who cares?<br />
I took it for granted that there was no difference between black, and white and yellow. </p>
<p>All this emphasis shows I was wrong. It&#8217;s not for granted.</p>
<p>Sad. People still do not think. Change has come. If you ask WHAT change, people blank out. </p>
<p>I tell you what&#8217;s the change: more regulation and more government spending.</p>
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		<title>By: Haider</title>
		<link>http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-promise-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3259</link>
		<dc:creator>Haider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Manal, thank you for your feedback.

Obama&#039;s victory in the presidential elections will no doubt change the United State&#039;s political landscape. On its own, it offers two benefits:

1- Greater participation of the African-American community in US politics

2- Changing the negative stereotypes about African-Americans

However, these aren&#039;t sufficient reasons to vote for a presidential candidate. It&#039;s like voting for Hillary because she&#039;s a woman, while overlooking her views on the economy, foreign affairs, etc.

Obama could turn out to be a great president (which I highly doubt, given his socialist leanings), but when it comes to voting, we should know what we&#039;re voting for, not what we&#039;re hoping to vote for.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Manal, thank you for your feedback.</p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s victory in the presidential elections will no doubt change the United State&#8217;s political landscape. On its own, it offers two benefits:</p>
<p>1- Greater participation of the African-American community in US politics</p>
<p>2- Changing the negative stereotypes about African-Americans</p>
<p>However, these aren&#8217;t sufficient reasons to vote for a presidential candidate. It&#8217;s like voting for Hillary because she&#8217;s a woman, while overlooking her views on the economy, foreign affairs, etc.</p>
<p>Obama could turn out to be a great president (which I highly doubt, given his socialist leanings), but when it comes to voting, we should know what we&#8217;re voting for, not what we&#8217;re hoping to vote for.</p>
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		<title>By: A Fils for Your Thoughts &#187; Defining the Meaningless</title>
		<link>http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-promise-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3258</link>
		<dc:creator>A Fils for Your Thoughts &#187; Defining the Meaningless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] my last post, I gave an example of the use of meaningless words in political discourse. But this post is slightly more controversial. It touches on issues that many find too sensitive to [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] my last post, I gave an example of the use of meaningless words in political discourse. But this post is slightly more controversial. It touches on issues that many find too sensitive to [...]</p>
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		<title>By: manal</title>
		<link>http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-promise-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3215</link>
		<dc:creator>manal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>السلام عليكم سيد

مقال جميل

فعلا

صدقت عندما قلت السياسة لا تؤمن بالكلماتالتي ستخدمها اصحابها
لان السبيل والملاذ الوحيد منها هي الوصول

لا استطيع ان اجمع الكل
ولكن الاغلب

هذا واقع مرير
ولكن التغيير في الحكومة الامريكية
لن يشمل اكثر من انه سيكون باراك اوباما حد الرؤساء الامريكيين من السود

وستظل في التاريخ كالمسمار للسياسيين لحصد اصواتهم


لكل قاعدة شواذ وربما الرئيس الامريكي الجديد يكون غير
:)

دمت بخير</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>السلام عليكم سيد</p>
<p>مقال جميل</p>
<p>فعلا</p>
<p>صدقت عندما قلت السياسة لا تؤمن بالكلماتالتي ستخدمها اصحابها<br />
لان السبيل والملاذ الوحيد منها هي الوصول</p>
<p>لا استطيع ان اجمع الكل<br />
ولكن الاغلب</p>
<p>هذا واقع مرير<br />
ولكن التغيير في الحكومة الامريكية<br />
لن يشمل اكثر من انه سيكون باراك اوباما حد الرؤساء الامريكيين من السود</p>
<p>وستظل في التاريخ كالمسمار للسياسيين لحصد اصواتهم</p>
<p>لكل قاعدة شواذ وربما الرئيس الامريكي الجديد يكون غير<br />
 <img src='http://www.afilsforyourthoughts.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>دمت بخير</p>
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