The nation, reeling from a chronic economic crisis, yearns for change. The feeling of optimism is nearly tangible, and Obama's youthful exuberance is the reason why.Only one other President embodied the hopes and dreams of a new generation in a similarly charismatic fashion. His name was John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The contagious optimism he bestowed upon a new generation of Americans was destroyed in seconds by an assassins bullet.
The years that followed were filled with atrocities that reverberated around the globe, and can still be felt to this day. Another revolutionary figure met his fate in much the same fashion.
His name was Martin Luther King Jr. His lessons were eternal, but it would be decades until his visionary dream was realized.
Today, another revolutionary will assume more responsibility than any other human on Earth. Will a nation once more be tortured by the abrupt and violent loss of hope? Or will the faith and ideals that bind human kind as one be emboldened by this iconic figure? Will America finally realize its potential, or will the status quo once more prevail?
The cyclic nature of history is cause enough for pessimism, but on this historic day, if just one person can be inspired, if just one person can rise up from the chains of oppression and greed, then this presidency, no matter the length, will be forever known as a direct assault to the tyrannical forces that so often prevail behind the facade of patriotism.
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