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Authors, sign in!One last post this morning...
I just read Ta-Nehisi Coates' article in Time online and was struck by how resigned it was. I've been really worried these past few weeks about what would happen if Obama were to lose on Tuesday. My first thought was rioting in the streets -- and that I'd be first in line. But my second thought was, "What if nothing happened?" What if we're so immune to being disappointed, to having our hopes dashed, to the status quo winning out that we just roll our eyes, drink a few beers, and go on with our day?
Coates' article was half inspirational and half worrisome. I remember the feeling in Mile High Stadium in Denver when Obama accepted the nomination.
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I remember the feeling in that stadium when Obama mentioned the struggle for equality that gays and lesbians have pursued for decades. I remember seeing him and his family join hands with the Bidens in front of tens of thousands in the stadium and millions at home. I remember the fireworks and tears and giddiness and electricity.
What if he doesn't win? How do then talk about ourselves as a country?
It doesn't look like that will happen. The polls (and the live-saving Nate and Sean at 538) make it sound pretty secure. But we've seen elections swept out from under us before. I hate to ask the question, but I know there are lots of people who know no other way of being an American than to always be asking the question, "What if we get screwed again?"
Published November 2, 2008 by Carter Maddox |
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