After a week of incessant rain and cloud we awake here on the west coast to a bright, early morning autumn sun.
Today is a new day on the west coast of Canada
With the results of last evenings historic election just starting to sink in, it seems from this perch a change has begun in the American dream......the dream is for all peoples'......no matter your colour, race, religion you can make change.
From this point onward, the enemies of the free U.S. cannot point a finger and exclaim the country is run by the 'white man'..... if you have a dream and are willing to work for that dream it is attainable in the American of today.
Watching TV last night with my 10 year old and my wife while the 18 year old with his two buddies watch the hockey game in the other room, it struck me that as a person born in the 60's I have always been influenced by U.S. attitudes. I did not understand most of these actions as they are deeply ingrained in the US conscience. We are taught different values. As Canadians, we stand and watch their actions from over our fence.....sometimes muttering to ourselves our frustration at their actions.
We have many of the same causes as well as many different causes. We have many of the same prejudices as well as many different prejudices.
On the broadcasts last night it was noticeable the number of young people in the audiences; everywhere the cameras pointed, captured a crowd of young faces. It seems the young people of today have decided not to work outside the system to try to make change, but to work within the system to make that change.
Kudos to our brethren from beyond the border to the south. We can learn a thing or two from them about making real change.
....oh, and the Canucks won.
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