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[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Cloud

It's very hard to change culturally ingrained practices, but maybe they're trying.

Yea, well we have a half-black President too, and I see only a small change.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Yea, well we have a half-black President too, and I see only a small change.

Ah, but can you believe in it?

What Cloud said. This kind of change takes generations to really achieve.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Yea, well we have a half-black President too, and I see only a small change.

Ah Merc, don't do this to me!
You have a mixed race President (who was brought up in both an Islamic and a Christian culture) and you want to make a point that he wasn't able to snap his fingers and solve ALL race/ religious/ cultural problems instantly?

Isn't his election a massive thumbs up in favour of the original "melting pot" of early US policy?

I hated Margaret Thatcher's politics.
I still do - I will stand on her grave and tramp the dirt down.
But I am pleased the British public were able to vote in a female Prime Minister.
I celebrated the 20th/ 21st century moving forward, even across party lines.