Thank you American Voters

I sat in my living room watching American president, Barrack Obama and like always was filled with pride. An African American who has been president for 8 years. Suddenly, it dawned on me, I have to be grateful to the bulk of American voters and the choices they make.

Previously, they elected George W Bush, a man believed by a large part of the world to be a few twigs short of a nest. He was often incoherent and fluffed his lines more times than it was funny. He appeared clueless most of the time and was ridiculed by many. George W almost ran the economy of United States aground and by the time he departed, people were ready for change.

Obama inherited this fractured economy and came in with sterling qualifications, Harvard , Senator and President. He was miles apart from his predecessor despite his well connected family. The world was mesmerised as an African American debunked all the myths that have been used as abuses against them. Intelligent, informed, sharp and witty and more importantly not trigger happy. I was proud to see a fellow African display what we have always possessed but often denied the opportunity to show. He tried to bring reforms in all aspect and was resisted vehemently by the congress. Despite all of these, he managed to balance the economy and brought it back from the brink. He oversaw a more humane America and earned enormous respect from around the world. Then bulk of the electorate got tires of this and resoundingly replaced him with Trump.

Trump going by the campaign he ran is going to be a totally different kind of President. Many people believe he will be a bully and try to return to the America that existed before Obama. He has started to show signs of this even before being sworn in and starred surround himself with some extremists.

I believe that if Trump turns out the way predicted, history will remember Obama fondly and possibly miss him. I will certainly remember him fondly and continue to thank God for him and many of the decisions he made. More importantly I will remember an African American who definitely made me proud and with the current choice, the world might come to be grateful too. Bush-Obama-Trump, thanks to the bulk of the American electorate. Thank you.