By Kelly Marose
There was a domino effect going around after Barack Obama was announced our new president. I woke up yesterday morning to see many of my Facebook friends had changed their statuses. Many complained of the Electoral College’s new choice. I noted some of my peers saying things like, “Now it’s going to be the death of our nation.” One of my friends claimed to be “disgusted.” There was a lot of positive feedback too, but of course the negative ones stood out more.
It upset me to see that some people actually think Obama could be the “death” of our great nation or the “end” of the world. I mean, a lot of people share similar dissatisfied feelings regarding President Bush. Yet we had him in office for eight years, and we still stand united. I really don’t think our nation is going to come crumbling down now that Obama’s got the job.
Another thing: I am still seeing blogs comments saying that Obama is a Muslim and a terrorist. What are people thinking? Were people still this confused when they voted? And once again, why is “Muslim” now being so often used as a derogatory term? Please check out the video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXMMmfd1lw
I even saw a blog comment that characterized our new president as “Obama Bin Laden.” That wasn’t a typo either. This person actually thought Osama bin Laden was named “Obama.” People really need to get their facts straight.
With either presidential candidate, I don’t think we’d be seeing anything similar to the “end of the world.” I hope people get adjusted and can look at the positives of this outcome. As has been said many times before, we’re really making history. I think in the end, people will be pleasantly surprised.
Kelly Marose is a junior from the Oklahoma City area.