[mukto-mona] It’s a victory for everyone

Dear Editor,   Hope you are doing well and thanks for publishing my previous write-ups.   This is an article titled "It's a victory for everyone". I will be highly honoured if you publish this article. I apprecite your time to read this article.   Thanks   Have a nice time   With Best Regards   Ripan Kumar Biswas New York, U.S.A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a victory for everyone   Ripan Kumar Biswas Ripan.Biswas@yahoo.com   The victory was not only for the President-Elect of the US Barack Obama, not for the estimated crowd of up to 240,000 people, who were present at Chicago's Grant Park and enjoyed the historical moment with him on November 5, 2008. The victory was for everyone who believes spirit, democracy, ideals of humanity, respect to the opponents, secularism, and above all, who puts the country's interest first.   The victory is for Teimouri, 26, an Iranian and a journalist by profession, who expects America needs a leader who can fix its image in the world. This is a victory of Duncan Adel, a computer technician in Kenya over Bilal al-Bodour, deputy minister of culture for the United Arab Emirates. Bilal al-Bodour believed that Americans would never vote for someone who is black and belongs to an immigrant family because that's the American mentality whereas Duncan Adel was happy and thankful to all Americans as this election restored his faith in democracy. Duncan Adel had a day off on Thursday along with others Kenyan as it was declared a national holiday by the Kenyan government. Balaji Samanthapudi, 36, a technology consultant in Bangalore, India, was jubilant as the market prices were going up. The message of this election was that everyone must believe in democracy that people of any color can unite and stand up and give hope to all over the world.   The victory is the answer for those who are in doubt that a country is usually recognized by its might of the arms or the scale of the wealth. Everyone got goose bumps all over again listening to his speech. "All those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright -- tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope," Obama applauded the power of democracy in America and called America is a place where all things are possible in his acceptance speech after being elected as America's first black president.   This is the opportunity to them to learn, who hardly respect their opponents, especially in politics. "He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves," Obama offered gracious words to his vanquished opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona while McCain acknowledged defeat and urged all Americans to congratulate Obama and put aside their differences in the nation's interest. "To do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face," McCain pledged his support and help for the new president. Calling him President-Elect, President George W Bush congratulated his apparent successor and promised to make a smooth transition.   It is indeed a great momentous occasion for the entire world. This is big 'NO' to disruptive, divisional, and hate-mongering politics. This is a big 'YES' to civility, intelligence, intellectual thinking, and inclusiveness. This ushers in a new era - like a breath of fresh air. There is optimism in the air. There is faith in humankind.   People around the world may now trust in American values and the integrity of a man who convinced not only the majority of the voters but also people all around the world. With Obama's leadership, America will be more comfortable to join the rest of the world in solving the problems of the time-global warming, sustainable living, learning to live in peace. If he will work so hard and efficient as he did in campaigning he will be a great president and a leader of the world. According to Rashid Haider, a Pakistani student in New York, Pakistan doesn't need American weapons instead it needs institutions like America. If America can squeeze the leaders to implement good policies for the people in Pakistan, it would be the greatest contribution to the Pakistani people.   It's all been building - there have been signals of hope, of change, but according to the critic,  this is the first time in recent history that Americans, as a nation, have stepped up together and, in the political arena, voted for change. Nationwide Obama gathered 349 electoral votes and pulled 53 percent of the popular vote compared to McCain's 173 electoral votes and 46 percent of the popular vote. Obama's victory was sweetened by Democratic gains in both houses of Congress. When Obama and running mate Joe Biden will take their oath of office on Jan. 20, 2009, Democrats will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 1994. According to the last news, Democrats clinched 56 in Senate and 254 in House while Republicans got 40 and 173 respectively. Four seats in Senate and 8 seats in House are still to be decided.   Like Clayborne Carson, a former activist and now a Stanford University historian, many Americans believe that America was a democracy in name only. It's only since the mid-1960s that Americans have had the experiment in a multicultural and multiracial democracy. It was inconceivable then that the United States would elect an African-American president.   Barack Obama, with his fairy tale family, has personal charisma to spare. He describes his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage. Having black African-American father and white American mother Ann Dunham from Wichita, Kansas, Barack Obama becomes a proud, self-identified "African-American" who moves easily between the realms of the ethnic minority and the mainstream majority. He seems to transcend the race issue, giving voters of all stripes something with which to identify -- an African American success story, an immigrant "American Dream" story, or just a middle-class Midwesterner making good. Barack is an exceptional African American -- which something about the plurality of his own racial background makes him accessible to all American voters in a way that other leaders aren't. According to another African-American Colin Luther Powell, the former US secretary of state of Bush administration, Obama is the president of all Americans.   The Columbian graduate became the exact successor of Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, or Malcolm X in the arena of political freedom. Some people might think that a president should come from right here, born, raised, bred, fed in America. To go outside and bring somebody in from another nationality, now that doesn't feel right, but according to the renowned black author and essayist Debra J. Dickerson, Obama isn't black" in an American racial context. He shows that he can be profoundly patriot and yet find a common understanding with the rest of the world. And the world is indeed in serious need of positive coalitions to tackle the enormous challenges ahead: terrorism, hunger, global warming, diseases, and genocide.   Obama's acceptance speech wasn't only inspirational but also a blend of energy, policy, and personal anecdotes. Obama proposed specific policies to Americans and gave assurance to those, who would seek peace and security around the world. Barack Obama carried a message of hope not just for the US but for the whole world.   November 06, 2008, New York Ripan Kumar Biswas is a freelance writer based in New York

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