Monday, August 17, 2009


I saw this sign in the window of a school for advanced children. The sign explains that Obama is trying to fix all of the things that Bush did wrong and how he is a hero for "all people with the color black." It concludes with some comment on racism and the democratic state that I don't quite get, but I find it so interesting that a young Dutch child wrote this. What do we know about other countries' leaders? Even as adults? As a young child, could I have said anything at all about international politics? No. Definitely not. It is amazing to me that a child knows this, and wonderful to me that the American president should be described as having a "warm heart." What a change! Can Americans stop being viewed in such a negative light because of our leaders? Yes, we can!

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