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Has Obama delivered his idea of change? Has he empowered you with the “yes you can” mentality?
November 2012
Obama’s campaign brought about a flash flood of emotion and inspiration to the American people. Not just because of his well-read and charismatic approach, but just his being, that of black heritage, a deep signal of change in how Americans view the true meaning of equality. When he stood before us and with us in hopes to bring about change, the undertone, that some people picked up on, was that of the words of John F. Kennedy, “it is not what your country can do for you, its what you can do for your country”. The people of America at this time, finally were faced with the clear and present danger of losing everything… their homes, their livelihood, and for the first time in decades, the American people began to see how many personal rights and freedoms were being tossed aside to protect only the enemy.
The words and the presence of Obama somehow empowered us as a people to make the change by exhibiting and exercising our rights to make that change, without the help or heavy reliance on our government. We knew as a people, it was up to us, not a single president to start making that change. Since Obama became president a huge movement, Occupy Wallstreet, has emerged and sustained itself longer than any movement in the US, since the Vietnam war. It has not only united Americans in the fight to protect the livelihood and prosperity that is fundamentally “protected” in our constitution, but it also inspired and motivated people around the world to make fundamental changes in the way they view society, community, and country. It showed us that everything we do, has an effect on not just us, but all of those around us, moreover in a positive way.
Our fear of losing everything by speaking up, speaking out, and facing the oppressors, not just the politicians, government, and the rich, but ourselves as the oppressors, this fear dissipated when we were empowered or had the feeling of empowerment to make a change. Since then, we have taken to the streets and said, no more. Here comes the change, and this change can be seen everywhere. Many of the banks, politicians, and thieving CEOs are being held accountable for their actions. The police are being exposed for their over use of power, and most importantly, because people are uniting together to fight the lions of injustice, many people who would be homeless today, because of public financial programming and thievery of Banks, are remaining in their homes because of the help of the movement. Our neighbors and people we have never met before in our lives, have put their lives on the line, have taken their time, and risked being jailed, to keep people in their homes in this fight against foreclosures.
The widespread organization, communication and sense of community that has come from the Occupy movement, helped prepare logistics, volunteerism, and execution of help to those hit by hurricane Sandy. Where we tend to rely on our government to help us, the people took to the neighborhoods and helped to rescue, feed, clothe, and house people devastated in this natural disaster.
The people who have taken to the streets in protest, fighting for our freedom are the true patriots of this country and this is the point. Freedom will never just be handed to you, you always have to be aware and take action to preserve your freedom. Obama had and still has a long road of repaving to do and the change we envision for our country will not happen overnight, but if you only open your eyes and look around you, you see through your neighbors and through yourselves, the change is happening. The foundation of hope and change has been laid, that foundational change will help Obama succeed at helping us help ourselves. Keep in mind, if you remain in your bubble, remain sitting on your couch and only accepting the status quo, which is all you will ever have. If you think the change, all the corrections come from a little man in a white house or all the bureaucrats who sign deals with those who ultimately oppress you, then nothing will ever change.
It took me leaving my homeland and watching all of this transpire from afar, to really be proud of my country. Not in namesake, as that is still tainted. But the community and society that has been developing since Obama became president. I hope of course, Obama will be re-elected so he may continue to plug away at changing what he is capable of changing from the top, while empowering us to change things from the bottom. Should Romney become our next president, I only hope we can still feel that empowerment to keeping making a difference on our own.
