Russell Simmons is a icon to many young people in America. Mostly because of his business empires, his leadership in the community, and his funny quick-tempered personality. Russell writes about how young people today determined the outcome of Barack Obama being in office. Russell states, "It was young people, every step of the way, that never gave up hope, never believed that they wouldn't see a black President in their lifetime, never lost belief in our political system...simply put, they never thought that America could not become a more perfected union." I, to some what degree, believe this due to the fact that we as young people care about our future and what happens to it. Maybe that's due to the fact that our president plays a major roll into how our future plays out. What if the Republican Party had won the presidential race? If that was the case, I, as a young person, would have been forced to lose hope and been motivated to work harder. Russell says that, "With the help of young people, anything is possible." Young people stepped up to the plate and played a critical role in the election. Letting voters know about the Democratic representative, Barack Obama, what exactly he stood for, and the actions that he wants to take place while he's in office. Russell finishes off by saying, "Mr. President, you have been a tremendous leader and an inspiration to us all. Remember that young people will always have your back, because you have shown them that they are not only our future, but also they are our present." A way of letting President Obama know that young people will always support him.
---NicHaynes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/without-young-people-bara_b_762446.html
This is very true. Young people are definitely responsible for Barack Obama's election. It was the vision and deteremination that young people displayed that showed America that it is time to change. We have been the major stepping stone on the ladder to a better country that so many before us have sacrificed for.
ReplyDeleteI love this blog entry because young people are the dominant voice not only in Black society but globally. For us to not doing anything about our future makes it worse for us and that will put us in the wrong as role models for the next generation. Barack Obama has a great impact on us and it's our responsibility to still have his back to keep him in office. This blog reminds me of The Power of The Young people presentation by Dr. pollard in Freshman Seminar class.
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