| It's funny. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems. | | | | But, I am finding this to be easier said than done. There |
| Take, for example, the 2008 Presidential Race. I once | | | | is a part of me that is prideful and proud that a man in |
| said, "Don't judge a book by its category." The point of | | | | my racial category could one day be the Leader of |
| that statement was that we should not vote for | | | | this great nation during my lifetime. If he wins, I believe |
| someone simply based on an associated category. In | | | | that many like racially categorized people as well as |
| other words, don't vote for someone based on their | | | | many others would be inspired to follow their dreams |
| race, gender, religion, or political party. Vote based on | | | | and would believe that anything is achievable in this |
| their position and stance on the issues. | | | | country. I truly want to believe that we all have come |
| Well, I'm sorry to say it but this is proving to be a lot | | | | a long way and have made tremendous progress |
| harder than I want to admit. As a matter of fact, it is | | | | towards looking out for our fellow man. |
| proving to be extremely difficult and painful. Specifically, | | | | Additionally, I believe that if Barack wins the perception |
| the pain and suffering that I am experiencing is due to | | | | of this Nation in the eyes of the rest of world would |
| the conflict created by pride, inspiration, perception, and | | | | greatly improve. This win would demonstrate that |
| the issues. In other words: Barack Obama. | | | | American, for the most part, has overcome many of |
| Now, I must be perfectly honest and frank. I do not | | | | the problems that have plagued us since the days of |
| agree, I repeat, I do not agree with all of Barack's | | | | "human owning human." |
| positions and stances on the issues. And, based solely | | | | Thus my dilemma. Do I not vote for him because I am |
| on all of his positions on the issues, I would not normally | | | | not completely aligned with his positions on the issues |
| vote for him no matter what category he is in. | | | | or do I vote for him because we share a category |
| I mention categories because there is one category | | | | and, if elected, I believe that his election could truly |
| that he and I both share. We both look like and are | | | | inspire any person that has felt like a minority in some |
| considered Black/African Americans. Of course, given | | | | way, shape, or form (e.g. race, gender, religion, etc?) |
| my previous statement about what should and should | | | | Hmmm, not using categories sure is easier said than |
| not dictate how a person should vote, the fact that he | | | | done. |
| and I share a category should not affect my voting | | | | Copyright © 2008 Knowledge Driven & |
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