{"id":481,"date":"2008-11-05T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T12:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/?p=481"},"modified":"2008-11-05T13:44:50","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T12:44:50","slug":"mr-obama-ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-america-but-what-you-can-do-for-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/politics\/mr-obama-ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-america-but-what-you-can-do-for-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Obama:  Ask not what you can do for America, but what you can do for the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/earth_250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-484\" title=\"earth_250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/earth_250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/earth_250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/earth_250-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>I posted my vote for you October 25, as one of more than a million Americans living abroad who voted in the Presidential election decided today in the early hours of the morning.<span> <\/span>Congratulations, we won!<span> <\/span>At my election party in Newcastle-upon-tyne, England, you had the united support of my British colleagues and my partner from Indiana, who also voted for you.<\/p>\n<p>By any definition it was a record voter turnout, but an even bigger turnout could be counted at the parties and public gatherings like mine around the world, where the not-so-silent majority were rooting for you.<span> <\/span>True, you\u2019ve won the vote of Americans, but the real landslide is that the world has voted for you.<span> <\/span>This is perhaps no more apparent than in the impoverished country of Kenya, where your relatives and supporters danced in the street to celebrate your victory \u2013 Kenya has even declared a national holiday in your honour.<\/p>\n<p>People around the world feel you are part of them in some way be it a multiracial, multiethnic, or multinational dimension.<span> <\/span>Please make the most of the hopes and dreams of all of us who have voted for you and lead as President with the world\u2019s collective interests in mind. <span> <\/span>For starters, America\u2019s economy needs saving, but please don\u2019t forget the critical need to expand Fair Trade with the poorest countries, including paying it forward to those same Kenyans who celebrate you.<span> <\/span>And you must challenge the world to end war, perhaps you could substitute a global green revolution in its place \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t mind if we were all fighting for a more sustainable world.<\/p>\n<p>Please do your best to make the dream a reality.  We&#8217;re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I posted my vote for you October 25, as one of more than a million Americans living abroad who voted in the Presidential election decided today in the early hours of the morning. 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