the road ahead

[gosling]

Last night I literally fell over with tears of joy. I had this immense sense of being part of history, of a country that finally was really moving beyond the racism that had been so much a part from the beginning of our history, finally maybe moving beyond the politics of hate that I deeply feared would just keep growing ever stronger.

Today that is tempered by learning that California appears to have passed the measure overturning same sex marriage in that state, and Florida and Arizona have passed their own similar pieces of bigotry.

I have great faith in Obama, and, as we say, hope. He has immense work ahead of him; we all do. We can get beyond the politics of hate and fear; we are, but there is still a long, long road ahead.

Comments

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I don't think that the marriages were declared invalid, I think that MORE people can't get married. But nothing happens instantly to those who were legally married. It's I think Florida that civil unions were dissolved.

[gosling.livejournal.com]

That's something anyway. *sigh*

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

There is so much work, and this is so high on the list. I just feel today that maybe there's some point to trying, maybe eventually we'll accomplish it.

*hopes, and plans, and prays*

[gosling.livejournal.com]

I was just saying this to my mom. There is an immense amount to do, on so many issues. But now I believe it could happen. I think I have the energy to go out and do political things again.