Photograph: New York Times
Watching the news, one of the most used words during the day referring to the elections in the States is 'historical'. Yes, it is historical in a way that the dream of millions of American citizens has become true. Not only the dream of the actual citizens but the dream of some Americans for the last centuries. Martin Luther King's dream has become more real with this elections but... now we need to wait and observe how Barak Obama reaches the high expectations the society has for the next 4 years. America was asking for a change and Obama has made some proposals. It has been a risky campaign with loads of promises. He has been able to reach a lot of people with his speeches, with his proposals and with an amazing campaign supported by well known people in the American society. He has mobilized an incredibly high number of voters but now he will have to prove himself, and it won't be easy. I have to say I'm kind of jealous. Observing from Europe, and specially from Catalonia, I'm very jealous about the importance and the level of politics in the States. Candidates have to proof themselves and people is interested in the whole process. The level in Catalonia is quite low, and in Spain is even worst so people has lost all the interest in politics. It is already a complicated matter but if you don't feel the people who represents you is prepared enough is really difficult to keep your attention to what they do and talk about. In the other hand we also have the European politics. I really think those are interesting and useful but not really well known yet. People is not conscious of the work done in Europe and the effects in their everyday lifes. I'm looking forward to see how the media is going to deal with the European elections and how useful the campaigns are going to be...
Two links that deserve a look:
YES WE CAN VIDEOCLIP (CAMPAIGN)
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
(NEW YORK TIMES) Obama's victory speech
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html
Cristina Mont Castro
Watching the news, one of the most used words during the day referring to the elections in the States is 'historical'. Yes, it is historical in a way that the dream of millions of American citizens has become true. Not only the dream of the actual citizens but the dream of some Americans for the last centuries. Martin Luther King's dream has become more real with this elections but... now we need to wait and observe how Barak Obama reaches the high expectations the society has for the next 4 years. America was asking for a change and Obama has made some proposals. It has been a risky campaign with loads of promises. He has been able to reach a lot of people with his speeches, with his proposals and with an amazing campaign supported by well known people in the American society. He has mobilized an incredibly high number of voters but now he will have to prove himself, and it won't be easy. I have to say I'm kind of jealous. Observing from Europe, and specially from Catalonia, I'm very jealous about the importance and the level of politics in the States. Candidates have to proof themselves and people is interested in the whole process. The level in Catalonia is quite low, and in Spain is even worst so people has lost all the interest in politics. It is already a complicated matter but if you don't feel the people who represents you is prepared enough is really difficult to keep your attention to what they do and talk about. In the other hand we also have the European politics. I really think those are interesting and useful but not really well known yet. People is not conscious of the work done in Europe and the effects in their everyday lifes. I'm looking forward to see how the media is going to deal with the European elections and how useful the campaigns are going to be...
Two links that deserve a look:
YES WE CAN VIDEOCLIP (CAMPAIGN)
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
(NEW YORK TIMES) Obama's victory speech
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html
Cristina Mont Castro
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