I have never been one to openly discuss my political views and this post will be no exception. I generally don't even like politics and tend not to pay a lot of attention to them. Don't get me wrong, I vote and definitely have an opinion on things - I just don't care for politics. This is probably why it will come as a surprise to some of you that the inauguration and all its festivities has been on my mind.
I think part of the reason for this is the media coverage. I have not lived through many presidential elections and many of them have been won by someone going for a second term. I do not recall an inauguration getting as much coverage as this one has. I am sure there are always parades and concerts and they may have even been televised in the past - I don't remember.
As with everything in my life these days, I think about my son and how this will effect his life. Regardless of the political party I choose to side with, it is amazing to me to already see how much different his perception of the world will be than the generations before him. He will grow up in a world where the first president he will ever know is black. If McCain had won, he would have known a female VP. It just amazes me to try to view the world from his point of view - to only know the world as it will be when he is able to comprehend it.
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That's pretty interesting because our parents before us probably had the same thought. We saw a world that was only post-WWII, post-Vietnam War, post-Korean War, post-the Great Depression. Daniel's grandmother turns 96 next month, and it's mind-boggling to think about all the things that have happened in her lifetime. She was born in 1913!!! Anyway--great blog!
ReplyDeleteIt's a whole new world. My grandmother (passed away in 2001) was born in 1906. She was a pack rat from the depression; drove a beer truck as a young woman during the war; and raced grocery carts in the local Food Lion with her great-grandchild (my son) in her early 90's. I'm excited about the future. I hope the lines (for race and gender) get so blurred we will only be able to remember it from the history books that are currently being written. Thanks for talking about it :-)
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