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Voting Obama alone raised the US reputation by a big margin practically overnight. You guys voted a black president. Big kudos to that, I did not see that coming. Basicly threw a ot of clichés out of the window into the faces of those thinking the US was still too racist. That alone was worth it already, if not anything else.
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So, when we were electing white presidents, we were racist, now that we have a black (technically, he's just as white as he is black  ) president, we are ok?
Yeah, so when is Germany going to stop practicing racism and elect their first black chancellor/president? 
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Darnit, you guys certainly know how to warp a big compliment into some kind of offense! Seriously do I need to explain myself in this? In case it was some kind of arrogance you read in my post you feel bugged about, and I can see where this may have come from, I apologize. But take an honest compliment as that, please. |
Like I said, I was just messin' with you.  But it does get old hearing other people nagging us to death about things like racism, when it's no different there, or other places. Just wait until you have a Muslim or Jewish candidate running for chanclellor and winning (disclaimer, for all I know Germany may already have had 10 Muslim/Jewish chancellors, I don't keep up with her politics).
Well, at least now the US leads Europe again, fall back into line now, y'all hear? 
Edit: Of course, if ONE crazy lunstic shoots the new President, we will all be gun-crazy racists again. I hope nothing happens to Obama!! |
Point taken and agreed. I suppose it will be interesting once we do have a serious turkish candidate for the chancelor office.
But, that is the issue here. Racism may always play a role. But the astonishing fact is, that other criteria eventually were more important. And that is all one can ask for. I will be more then happy should this take place in Germany as well and an eventual turkish candidate here gets voted for his concepts, not his cultural background, however debateable that is. Time will tell.
Until that is the case, take pleasure in the fact the world recogized the US progress in this and don't take it offensivly if ppl comment on it in a very positive way. A compliment is a compliment, no more, no less.