My thoughts on -politics- #1

Obama's election.

Before I even start, I'm going to have to declare my political atheism (I know this term isn't correct since "theism" relates to "belief in a god", but I'm still going to use it to send my message across). You see, political parties, organizations, etc. are created by people so this simultaneously means that something ought to be imperfect somehow. So really I can't put my faith in something that is flawed.

Having said that, I tend to believe that "good" politicians don't make it to presidency, let alone American presidency, as it is without question the most powerful of all. When it comes to Obama getting elected, I wasn't surprised at all. The media coverage was huge; celebrities were voicing their thoughts, and everyone was chanting "hope and change" over and over again. Somehow, among all that hype it didn't feel right to me. I think having lived in the middle-east all my life, politicians almost always equal fake promises, so really, when I tried to listen to Obama's speeches, I didn't expect much.

Among the other reasons to why he got elected is because of his race. Believe me. Yes, he is an African American, and yes it is "the first" in history to have an African American with "Hussien" as a middle name president, and that's exactly the reason why he got it. See, people are selfish, by nature. They want to be the first to witness this and also the first to tell the story. "Live while history is being made".

I got to admit, Obama seems like a smart man; someone who knows how to manipulate people's thoughts. I mean, really. After almost a misrable decade under the Bush Administration, Americans (and the world) want something new, and he took the chance and emphasized on that. "Change". "Hope". So I give him that.

Obama's stance on the middle-east situation, didn't impress me, nor did it surprise me. He is warning Pakistan and Iran and blindly supports Israel (AIPAC, anyone?). I listened to one of his speeches, and I couldn't stand him. He was talking about his trip to Israel and how he visited some houses that were affected by Katuscha rockets. Really? I mean, really? What about the houses on the other side of the wall? Opps, sorry you can't see them, because they are destroyed to the ground. Bulldozed, or hit. Either way, people no longer have homes. And for the love of God, why can't you leave Iran and let it be? Yes, they do have a nuclear program, but so does the rest of the world! Now I haven't read much about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to actually make up my mind on it (maybe I should then dedicate a post for it) but I still think that its only fair for Iran to have a nuclear program.

One friend told me once about a quote that I actually like: "The good thing about pessimism is that, either you'll be proved right or you'll be pleasantly surprised". Nice, eh? True too.