Well, take it or leave it, history has been made. The first African American President has been elected in the US! I think what is special about it is that this is the first time it is happening and not quite because a black man has been elected to occupy the US white house for at least the next four years. I know anything is possible in this era so I am not surprised it happened! No, I'm not. I am simply happy that it first happened in my generation and that like Nelson Mandela, a white majority country has seen leadership qualities in a black man with lowly background. I also feel inspired and encouraged.
I strongly contemplated writing a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama (I am still nursing such thoughts). I took a deeper thought today morning about what the lines in such a letter would be. One of the paragraphs would be about abortion besides several others in reference to issues like not letting down the answered prayers of Martin Luther King Jr. and the likes.
It is common belief, at least in my circles, that US Democrats (members of the Democratic Party of USA) support abortion and it is a known fact that before Western influence, abortion was not a deliberate act in the African culture. Whenever it happened, it was attributed to influence of evil spirits invoked probably by witches and charms. Well, Obama is a Democrat and has African blood. By the way, if his father came from my (Lango) clan, Obama would be a member of my clan hence would be required to abide by all our cultural norms. The President elect is being watched closely for his next words and action on, among others, abortion, Iraq, Economy and Guantanamo Bay.
In my congratulatory message I would remind Mr. Barack Hussein Obama of the cultures and morals of his African fore fathers; the values of his African American fore fathers e.g. Martin Luther King Jr. I would do this with reference to the abortion question. By so doing I hopefully would prepare ground to request him not to support and encourage the killing (murder in cold blood) of innocent and peaceful human beings, an act 'nicknamed' abortion (to deliberately obscure the correct word 'murder').
Would he heed to this advice and go on record yet again as a US Democrat President who does (did) not support abortion? Or would he denounce the values of his fore fathers and be a spokesman for 'abortionists' (read murderers)? Let's wait and see what his reply to my request would (will) be.
By the way, talk about Presidents of African origin. It is not easy to access them hence my reluctance to send the congratulatory letter (print or e-mail). I wonder whether the US Presidents are different but I know that in many countries in Africa, such letters, especially those from hitherto 'unknown' individuals and furthermore with contents contrary to the ruling party's 'ideology', would not be seen by the President and if replied to at all, some lowly personal assistant would do that on the President's behalf. This reminds me of how it is alleged that one African President's Advisor, acting on behalf of his boss, wrote and quickly dispatched a congratulatory message to a President-elect of a neighbouring country who seemed to have, unfortunately, stolen votes. The rest of the Presidents in the neighbourhood, being very suspicious of the theft, did not send any message. To save face, the embarrassed President later disassociated himself from the message! Double embarrassment!
If I send the congratulatory message to Mr. Obama, I will do it myself and definitely not deny it and I will get you informed. I think it is time I sought your opinion. Should I or shouldn't I?
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