I have been feeling a bit philosophical about things lately. Many people have emailed to let me know how much they enjoyed the Barack Obama video mashup from YouTube. So, I wondereded to myself, WHY? What was the big deal about this campaign speech.
The compilation of soundbites from Obama’s post victory campaign speech in South Carolina is a mashup of Obama’s spoken word and the same words set to, or sung by, pop recording artists. The words are powerful, his voice booming. Again and again you hear him repeat two themes – hope and change.
When speaking about the critics that have said he is giving people “false hope”, Obama replies:
‘In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.”
When talking about healing,
“Remember, that there is something happening in America. That we are not as divided as our politics would suggest. That we are one people, that we are one nation, and together we will begin the next great chapter in the American story, with three words that will ring from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea… Yes, we can. Yes, we can.”
I like to believe in the idea of hope. Hope for my children. Hope for a better world for all of us. Hope is such a powerful word, one that carries such promise. This is the most important Presidential election of our generation, and I am having a hard time thinking of a more important message right now than HOPE. As a reference, can you think of many worse ways to feel than hopeless?
I hope for an end to the corruption, fear mongering, and lies that got us into war in Iraq in the first place..
I hope for the future, for healing, and most importantly, for peace.
Hope.
Can we change? Can we as a nation, as a people, change?
Yes, we can.
I believe in hope.
