200,000 people in Berlin. Even as an idiot, you have got to understand the profound historical significance. It's undeniable that in the place where Hitler once stood and espoused his hate, his Aryan rhetoric, stood this man, and the significance of his presence there.
In a city that once was a physical and metaphorical borderline between the Socialist world and the Democratic world, stood an African-American man who had the captive ear of 200,000 folks.
His words were incredibly profound and important; wanting to bring the United States back into better standing in the global community, and emphasizing just that...the global community. Our current "leader" thumbs his nose at the global community, acting unilaterally while demanding the help of other countries after the decision gets made.
To hear G.W speak is not nothing. Americans aren't the only ones who see this moron. Our president is a representation of US...you and me. He sits there and botches words, he's combative with reporters, his arrogance starts wars, and he disappeared for HOURS after the first planes struck on 9/11.
Europe was war-torn for a lot of the early twentieth century. Even today, people under the age of 40 have trouble understanding what Poland and Germany must have looked like during the World Wars. Yet, since then, a lot of the wars that have transpired since have been perpetuated by America. Europe is sick of it, the world is sick of it, and America, non gun-touting, bible-thumping America is sick of it.
It's time for things to change. Watching Obama speak in front of all of those people, in Berlin, as a physical representation of the transformation that is happening in America is as proud as I have been of this country since I've been old enough to vote.
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