For those who thought,it mattrted little who is the President in the USA for Pakistan, I want to say think again. Many of us, cheered for @BarackObama in our college days and early careers. Why? Because he said words we wanted to hear. He made us dream. He made us feel involved.
So apparently, despite not having a vote in USA, we cheered at seminars in UK Universities,we prayed for his victory.@BarackObama spoke of an inclusiveness and positivity that was the haven for all minorities across the world.The political correctness of his "Change" resonated
However, the increased number of drone attacks and blind expectancy to "do more ", the inability to call the troops back from Afghanistan despite the eagerness to do it along with many other disappointments started to accelerate the end of the era of political correctness.
The shift towards the extremist, righteous politics was ruthless and seemed almost final. The crudeness of @realDonaldTrump era was all powering and for sometime, it seemed like the naked truth though being ugly was perhaps the undeterred way to progression.
The crass disproportionate dissatisfaction with the promises of Utopia under@BarackObama which never materialized invoked acceptance of unthinkable and apparent wrong in @realDonaldTrump era.It was a time when we accepted being racist was okay. Being dumb is cool
What we had overlooked in these times that , words despite being not prophetic, still matter. The images of first Black south Asian woman becoming VP of USA matter. The story of a Senator in his dusky years shining to still promise hope matter. In short, hope is what matters.
So, while the world stays the way it was, something does change. Be it a glimmer of hope for some 19 year old landing in USA like @KamalaHarris's mother that someday her child could be in White House, that they will not be sent home packing after years of hard work in USA.
Or some kid in a distant part of third world trying to get good grades to get to #Howard, the world will look a bit different for them today. The shadows of being put into boxes in various parts of the world hovered for four years. They are being rejected.
While, country to country relations will have upheavals and mistrust,the people to people relation knit us in one huge family that is mankind. While economies run the world and dreamers are scorned, call me niave or innocent, but I still dare to dream. #USElectionResults2020
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