Sunday, February 10, 2008
Yes We Can(No False Hope)
In this video, made by Will.I.Am, after he saw a speech by Barrack Obama, there's a line where Barrack says "We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope, but in the unlikely story of America, there has never been anything false about hope."
I think that this is an incredibly interesting thing to say, because it applies to hope in general, not just in america. Is there ever anything false about hope? Is it ever not realistic to have hope? He makes some pretty bold claims, with his Yes We Can slogan in this speech. Some people would say he's unrealistic. And some would say he's inspiring.
Is there any difference between the two, when it comes to hope? I guess it could just be how you look at it, with the cup being half full, or half empty. Some of our greatest leaders have said some bold things. Kennedy said we'd go to the moon, and so we did, though not in his lifetime. Maybe things are only unrealistic because we let them be, and we need someone to say "It is possible."
Maybe that's the only way to evolve, as humanity. To solve our problems.
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Awesome post dude. I wanted to post that video too, but I already posted about Obama ( see my latest post). Anyway, it's a very moving video isn't it? Even just the idea that all of those people took the time to put it together, how crazy is that? I think you are right - that hope is inspiring and maybe that can be related to the social construction of reality. We are seeing politicians in this election trying to construct their own version of reality by consistently saying the same message and hoping it catches on. Many Americans don't realize this. But I do and I plan to be a part of Barack's reality.
That video is extremely well done, and I must agree, what can be false about hope when it is a personalized idea more than a statement of fact? Hope is your own - it is not something others should be able to judge you on, so Barack's stance is both touching a politically brilliant. He plays into the one emotion about the future that we can all have in common - hope for a better one. Though I don't think there are too many things in his speech that should be unrealistic, I am realistic enough to know some things just are.
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