Philipsburg:-- National Alliance councilman George Pantophlet congratulates president elect Mr. Barack Obama on being elected President of the United States of America. He wants to also congratulate the people of the United States of America for not looking at an African American. But at someone who has brought hope to a world in crisis that needs it. Who would have thought that an apparent divided America would have crossed the racial divide with an understanding that the issues facing the United States of America and the world are greater than any race? We cannot deny the fact that the turn out of the young people to vote contributed to Barack Obama being elected to the office of President. It makes us think of the youth movements in places such as South Africa and Tiananmen Square in 1989 in China and many others all over the world. What we should not forget is that the United States of America is made up of predominantly white and this proves that not only, Indigenous, black, Hispanic, Asian voters but also white voters wanted to see change in the United States of America. It is often said that when the United States of America coughs or sneezes the world catches a cold. A prime example is the mortgage meltdown which has created a global financial crisis. So I hope that this message sent by the people of the United States of America the country considered the bestDemocracy in the world, a country which is considered to have the largest economy in the world has set an example for the rest of the world to follow that all should be afforded equal opportunity. I know it will not happen tomorrow but I hope that countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and even some Caribbean countries will use this as a motivator especially those where women are still not afforded equal rights. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" and Barack Obama's election as President of the United States of America proves that anything is possible. But I must add if we are united.
