These are the days I live for. You might think I am exaggerating, but as a student of politics and with the dream of a future career in policy, I believe that these days encompass the spirit of America. We live in an amazing country at an amazing time and it is a day like this that reminds us of everything we usually take for granted: our freedom, our security, our voices, our experiences, and our individual possibilities.
Moreover, its even more incredible to think not of what we have as individuals, but we have as a nation. Despite who we voted for in November or what our liberal or conservative views may be, these days, days like this one, bring us together because we remember that we are all in this together. Our diversity of religion, color, background, social status seems to fade away if only for a moment, because for a moment we are united under one label...American. I may celebrate Christmas and you celebrate Hanuka. I may be a blonde college girl from the country and you a Wall Street economist from the big city, but today we are Americans and for a split second nothing else matters. What would it be like if we could always feel like we do today? What would it be like if for the next four years our differences never separated us from one another? Today, the artificial walls came down. Tomorrow, we may construct them again, but we have the moment and that is what makes politics so special. It is more than a moment in history, its our present and we could make this moment our future.
Moreover, its even more incredible to think not of what we have as individuals, but we have as a nation. Despite who we voted for in November or what our liberal or conservative views may be, these days, days like this one, bring us together because we remember that we are all in this together. Our diversity of religion, color, background, social status seems to fade away if only for a moment, because for a moment we are united under one label...American. I may celebrate Christmas and you celebrate Hanuka. I may be a blonde college girl from the country and you a Wall Street economist from the big city, but today we are Americans and for a split second nothing else matters. What would it be like if we could always feel like we do today? What would it be like if for the next four years our differences never separated us from one another? Today, the artificial walls came down. Tomorrow, we may construct them again, but we have the moment and that is what makes politics so special. It is more than a moment in history, its our present and we could make this moment our future.
It was indeed a very exciting day to see how America could pull together, not only to form a grassroots campaign to elect the first minority President, but also as you said in this posting - as Americans. I feel like we are all forced into being affiliated with a party whether it be the republican or democrat party. If we dont choose one, we are seen as "non-patriotic." If we do choose a party, we risk losing friends, alienating ourselves from the majority, and face unnecessary judgements. I think that people felt in this election their vote really made a difference. In the past, I have heard people reference their vote to being a "weapon," meaning that they only voted for a candidate so the other wouldn't win and not because they actually believed in the one they were voting for. Do you think that if people wrote in or called their politicians more frequently and had their voices heard that they would not mind so much who was in power because they would be represented regardless of who was the President? Do you think America has remained as unified since that day in January?
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