Re: President Biden

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Yes he has made mistakes, but I see an evolving Biden, open to change, caring, empathy willing to admit to his mistakes. Has the confidence and audacity as harris said to elect a woman of color who confronted him in the primary.  He is not self absorbed, so hopefully he will govern well mindful of the electorate that brought him to power, blacks, youth , liberals and moderates . The challenge will be to straddle these competing needs.  Go America 🇺🇸 

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On Nov 8, 2020, at 7:35 AM, Kristian Laubjerg <klau...@gmail.com> wrote:



Before we all lose our capacity for mindful thinking, we may do well to check the content of this link:

https://mronline.org/2020/04/25/joe-biden-no-lesser-just-evil/

Kristian

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On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 1:20 PM Esther Guluma <esther...@gmail.com> wrote:

Now we all dare to hope !

Dr. Esther Guluma

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On Nov 8, 2020, at 12:11, Mary Racelis <maryr...@gmail.com> wrote:



Yes, we too are rejoicing in the Philippines The inspiring victory speeches of President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris have brought hope not only to Americans, but also to people elsewhere in a world governed by oppressive "populist" dictators. The American people have shown us that we CAN aspire to a better world if we commit our own efforts to making it happen!  Mary

On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 6:59 PM padmini <pad...@grot.org> wrote:

Joining in the celebration. There is still some hope in this world where humans seem more like lemmings!

On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 at 15:43, Zeina Hakim <zeina...@hotmail.com> wrote:

So true!

Warm wishes,

Zeina

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Objet : Re: President Biden

 

A voice from Africa :

I believe that the Americans, and the entire international community, will understand now why, in Africa, we celebrate the overthrow of corrupt and tyrannical heads of state with scenes of joy and jubilation ...

Maybe, maybe...

Dr. Paul Adovohekpe 

Benin 

On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 20:13 James Mohan <jjm...@hotmail.com> wrote:

RELIEF, JOY, CELEBRATION, HOPE !

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['Ebun Ekunwe' via xUNICEFers]

Thank you. We are ready to go! Biden is not perfect but he will not be a bull in a china shop

Ebun

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['Janet Nelson-Arazi' via xUNICEFers]

I agree with much of the article.  Unfortunately, one of the lessons that is being drawn from the close election results is that the American public isn’t ready to embrace the new progressive ideas.  Most Americans - and especially the older generations - continue to believe that the current free market system is their best hope for a better future - in spite of the scandalous levels of inequality  And so the problem isn’t Biden, as much as the fact that there continue to be strong forces in the US that are in favor of what he stands for.  Too many haven’t yet realized that they’re voting for a form of capitalism that is based on exploiting people as well as the planet.  We still believe in too many myths…..”the self-made man,” “ a free market is inherent to democracy,” etc.

Janet

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One clarification - I don’t agree with the opening sentences about Biden being a crook, and he has the enormous quality of at least believing in our democratic system, which Trumps does not.  He will also genuinely try to pull the country together, because he is instead a decent man who, as a number of people have pointed out, has evolved - again, unlike Trump.  My main point is the disappointment felt at the fact that there was not a ‘blue wave,’ because there is still too little challenge to the basic system itself.  

On Nov 8, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Samuel Koo <skoo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Excellent Janet. I agree with you....

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On point. 

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On Nov 8, 2020, at 1:28 PM, Jan Vandemoortele <jan.vand...@gmail.com> wrote:

 Biden’s victory should have been a landslide, but it wasn’t. Perhaps this is not a moment for celebration. After four years of lies and incompetence, 70m Americans still voted from Trump, and they are still around. So are the millions of guns, including those purchased in the run-up to the election. Police officers who disregard the human rights of minorities are still cruising around in their patrol cars. The inequality that is baked into the education and health system is still there. Biden will neither have the courage nor the power to address these systemic faults. Sorry to spoil the party, yet good luck America...