Another martyr in the making?
It’s a dreadful thought. But it’s one several friends have raised. Will Barack Obama serve out his term as president?
While still a candidate, authorities uncovered a plot against our president-elect. How many more like the young men arrested in the conspiracy are waiting in the wings?
More than a few parallels have been drawn between Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy. Both were youthful senators who brought young families into the White House. Both men overcame prejudice to become president. (Many now forget Republicans used Kennedy’s Catholicism to suggest the Oval Office would be ruled by the Vatican.) Kennedy and Obama were also the last two northern Democrats elected to the presidency.
Let’s hope the parallels between Kennedy and Obama end there. As we all know, John F. Kennedy did not survive his term of office, his vast potential as a leader never realized.
It’s reputed that Colin Powell has not run for president because of his wife’s fears for his safety. What a loss for our country when the best and the brightest become the targets of hate.
We’ve taken a giant stride as a society in electing Barack Obama. The majority of Americans have put aside centuries of prejudice and chosen the best candidate for president without regard to skin color. But we must never forget: we are always hostage to the extremist fringe. Those who hate without reason have changed history before.
What can any of us do? I’m left without an answer. I know only one thing for certain …
The nation does not need any more martyrs.
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Cuban-born Raul Ramos y Sanchez grew up in Miami’s cultural kaleidoscope before becoming a long-time resident of the U.S. Midwest. Ramos began the Class H Trilogy in 2004, with the input of scholars from Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The author...
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This is a timely warning, Raul, and needs to be said. As an outsider, I didn't feel at liberty to put it into the ether. It can't be denied 'that we are always hostage to the extremist fringe'.
However, I offer a slightly shifted perspective in the following blog which cites this page:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/rosy-cole/new-heart-new-inspiration
Rosy
The power of the human heart
Thank you for your message, Rosy. I read your blog and was inspired by your words. I wrote my article with a good deal of trepedation. As your post has shown, for many in the U.S. and across the world, Obama's safety is the proverbial elephant in the room no one wants to talk about. "Political systems in themselves aren't going to change the world," you wrote in your blog." It's down to us." You are wise to acknowledge the power of the human heart. Raul