43 white men and then there was a pause.

"If there is anyone out here who still doubts America is a place where all things are possible, who still questions the power of our democracy. Tonight is your answer." Obama acceptance speech.

A momentous thing has finally happended. A defining moment is history has finally been reached. We have Barrack Hussein Obama as the new US president. The story is inspiring. Son of a black Muslim African father and a white mother whose ancestors once held slaves. While to say he is muslim would be delusional but the fact that he has seen the faith close brings us hope that there could be a greater understanding of the problems surrounding us.

Because as I have repeatedly earlier addressed in this blog the problems that we face on a global scale like terrorism have less to do with religion and more with a sense of injustice and rule of the mighty. There is a PR war out there and Obama who used the internet to such deadly effect should know.

Barrack Obama is also an intellectual ,so we could see genuine logic and reason in his actions insted of the gung ho "Because we can do it, we will do it" that characterised Bush Jr.

And it was a moving moment to see Barrack Obama finally win. And I must confess I became emotional.

Because at every moment there were doubts . People were convinced Obama wont be able to do it. He will never get elected. How can a black man be the president in a country of majority of whites? This is just a red herring! Racism rules in America.

But he did win . And America has taught something to the world.

But the message in even in this defining is a bit flawed. Because the election was Islamaphobic in many ways. And even I accept that I cannot make the man who hates me like me simply because I say its racist to hate me for my religion,sex,sexual identity, or race. However as Collin Powell said "I hear all these Republicans say Obama is a Muslim. The truth is he is a Christian. But the morally and ethically correct answer is how does it matter if he is a Muslim? ".
There is supposed to be a thing that bans discrimination on a number of things including religion. The Republicans forgot it so many times. The Republicans preyed upon people's fears of the worst kind. When Obama was linked to terrorists like J. Wright, the terrorist image recalled wasn't an anti-establishment christian guy but a turban wearing Arab terrorist out loose.

But Obama did win and this moment is his. He deserves the credit for smashing several glass ceilings at one go. May he remain safe from all the dangers and all the folks who would be mouring a black man as president.

Lets see how the world changes in the next couple of years.

There were 43 white men and then came someone called Obama.