[Reader-list] On moving on

[Aman Sethi]

It is possible. Of late, "Yes we can" has become a favourite phrase
among many i meet.  "Can you give me change for this?" I ask a
newspaper vendor, "Yes we can," he replies with a smile. But it is an
inside joke - a joke we can crack because obama won.  Had he lost, it
would have been a humourless four years.

Obama's victory almost lulls us into thinking that the schoolyard
bully has suddenly had a change of heart. I see your point on power's
creeper like ability. But i also sometimes feel like we accord it more
mythical strength than it really has.
a.

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Taha Mehmood
<2tahamehmood at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Just an observation. I am fascinated by how power has this innate capability
> to work its way like a creeper. I wonder if Aman's sense of hope had been
> there in the event of McCain winning the election. On one level this
> correlation seems stupid, rather unwanted. But I am curious about the way in
> which suddenly words like hope and change have acquired a renewed currency.
> best
> taha