I'm going to be irritatingly positive for the first in my life and point out the tiny silver lining to the Obama election pushback (KKK cross burnings, Idaho schoolchildren chanting, "Assassinate Obama," nooses hung from trees in Maine). It's no longer possible to deny that racism is alive and well in the U.S.--which means that we're all being forced to talk and think about the monumental impact of race relations in this country. Perhaps some people will be more likely to support, say, affirmative action now that they have been awakened to the deeply ingrained racism of many of their fellow Americans.
In the interest of keeping the "audacity of hope" Obama's election inspired in us going for as long as possible, check out these amazing photos taken at an Obama rally by a 17-year-old girl named Nida Vidutis.
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