tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181815.post125645956853489298..comments2023-04-16T03:02:32.423-07:00Comments on One Tribe, Many Voices / Rasheed Ali & Rain People: An historic event gives pause for reflection.Rasheed Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125126037131925746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181815.post-65299769441726242942008-11-06T09:53:00.000-08:002008-11-06T09:53:00.000-08:00Brother Rasheed,That was a profound and truthful r...Brother Rasheed,<BR/>That was a profound and truthful reflection of your personal historic and cultural relationship with America. You have arrived at an interesting place as a result of this latest chapter in the American experiment. We have indeed come a long way. However, as a cynical journalist who is a trained investigator of historical truths and current events and a conspiracy theorist, I must share my sentiment that once the euphoria dies down, I believe that it will be business as usual because the system is as corrupt as many of those who have led it. I can only hope that Brother Obama can resist being corrupted by the system that he has been elected to lead. All of my life, half of which has been spent in exile in Japan, I have, through an inheritance from generations of African-natural born-American ancestors, have been a soldier in the struggle for too long to lay down my sword and shield now just because we have a new hope at the helm. We are traveling in new and uncharted waters now and we must remain as vigilant as ever to make this change a reality for our children and their children. As such, I will not be rushing home to America just yet from my 32 year self-imposed exile in Japan. I and my fellow African-American expats here, will be watching how this all plays out while we maintain vigilance from abroad.<BR/>With sincere congratulations and all best wishes to America,<BR/>Brother Malcolm MC<BR/>www.totown.net<BR/>Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Pref., Japan<BR/>Hotep!totownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410858048869670743noreply@blogger.com