So America Will Be The First Western Country To Elect A Black President?

[maddowfan]

Is this accurate?

[Joe the Liberal]

1. I think so, yea. nt

[PretzelWarrior]

2. yup. and first "1st World" country....like none in Europe have.

none outside of Africa and Haiti have, right?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. That Says Something About Us And American Exceptionalism

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[fujiyama]

6. Yep

Assuming this election goes as we expect, this is significant for not only our country, but western civilization and pluralistic societies in general. That sounds absolutely crazy...but I feel this is a VERY important event.

[dbmk]

11. It is

I am a European, 33 years old. And the only event in my lifetime that I think compares, would be the Berlin Wall coming down. Where there is distinct difference in the world between before and after.
(and perhaps Denmark winning the European football championships ;) )

[Chulanowa]

4. Define "Western"

Black presidents are pretty popular in Haiti after all, same story in Guyana and Suriname.

I guess if you're excluding Caribbean states, sure.

[happychatter]

5. I think Aristide' is not chopped liver...

also, on another note, Evo Morales, of indigenous American descent, is at least AS significant an accomplishment for THAT country

but I dunno... obviously, WE are US, and as usual, THEY, are only THEM.

[PretzelWarrior]

12. Aristide? Uh.....no. I think I knew what they meant by "western"

and I'm sure they mean a classical western civilization democracy, etc. Not the banana republics down in the Caribbean that are often the fault of our wicked foreign policy.

P.S. I included him in my reply #2 above. So some of us are on the ball and considering the world around us.

[kattenstoet]

7. Wait

I thought Bill Clinton was our first black president?

[FrenchieCat]

8. That's what I heard too.

This one is 1/2 and 1/2....so we're getting there. :)

[Fluffdaddy]

9. 50% Black...............just sayin

[PretzelWarrior]

13. NAHHHHH! I'll take it. You could say he has more African to his American

than many self identified African AMericans. yes?

[AtomicKitten]

10. Somebody better google that.