Just had to share this latest bit from my friend Salam (introduced in a typically random story in the previous post) - his hope is too infectious not to share it, and share in his rejoicing as he looks towards the future.
"Thank you to you and the USA government and world. The human is brother and sisters. The UN Security Council resolution was historical. That brings the value of the USA flag, which is freedom and liberalism and justice. That was my expectation from the USA politic, since I started knowing the world around me under a dictator regime."
I can only imagine the atmosphere as demonstrators envision ultimate victories and the possibilities that lie ahead, even through the long and painful road up to this point. Only thing comparable in my experience, I believe, would have to be Accra's celebration of the Ghanaian defeat of the US in the 2010 World Cup - and that's saying something, because Ghanaians celebrated that triumph like nothing else. Mobs of beaming people waving (or garbed in) the national flag, shouting in celebration, literally dancing in the streets as horns blared even more than usual. Throw in the vuvuzelas, and it was a sound of solidarity and victory - especially when I recall a friend's comment that "We should just win it. Win the damn thing for Africa." - so resounding I half expected it to be heard in South Africa. ...and we're just talking World Cup. Imagine if we were talking about the hope for a more democratic government, human rights, safer and improved lifestyles.
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