The World Reaction to President Elect Barack Obama

On November 4th, the world witnessed history in the making with the victory of Barack Obama. As an American, I wondered how the rest of the world reacted to this significant moment.

Among jews all over the world, there was a mixed reaction. Many were overjoyed with the outcome of the election. Many expressed concerns about Israel's security with Obama as president. They wondered if Obama would put Israel and the Middle East on his top agenda.
http://jta.org/news/article/2008/11/10/1000873/among-jews-a-mixed-global-reaction-to-obama


Indians and Indian Americans for the most part were huge supporters and admirers of the Obama/Biden ticket. Joe Biden is well known and also a good friend of the Indian and Indian-American community so they are confident that this change will inspire greater change in the US. Their only concern was the tax plan that called for people with an income of $250,000 + to pay higher taxes.
http://indiapost.com/article/usnews/4400/


For months I followed the campaign trail and watched Obama's intelligence constantly insulted, his character assassinated, and every move he made was constantly judged. I personally witnessed a racial divide like I have never before seen. These are some of the comments and beliefs that were posted all over the internet.
http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/election_is_history_racial_tension_is_not_2342255/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h9qLvWsJn8

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39138987063
This facebook group above was created to expose the people who thought it was cool to write hate speech in their facebook status. JW Jarvis created a photo album with the pictures and hateful postings that students were writing after Obama's win. Facebook contacted J and told him that his account would be deleted if he did not take down this album, but nothing was done to those whose statuses were talking about the assissination of Obama among other hateful things.

It really stinks how America takes pride in setting the example for other countries to follow and we still have these issues: racial tensions, extreme hatred for one another, the belief that one person is better than another based on skin color.

I personally am very happy for Obama, I feel like he has inherited a big mess. I feel like people are still looking for reasons to hate him and he has not even been sworn into office yet. People just need to stop being ignorant, stop letting their prejudice control their lives, and give the man a chance to do his job just like you would any other president.