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Obama and the Brandenburg gate
As a Berliner who was there when Obama spoke in Berlin I would like to correct only a detail: It was actually not the Brandenburg Gate which the Obama campaign used as a backdrop for their candidate's speech. True, they intended to use it. But in a long discussion process it was eventually refused by the German authorities. What Obama ...
Posted to Foreigners by BodoMrozek on September 22, 2009
Re: The view from Germany
Sure, they are other ways - but none of them are as visible. If all cops in Los Angeles stopped acting in racist ways, then that would be laudable and noteworthy - but this is unlikely to be noticed in the rest of the world, just like the numerous small ways that the USA gets less racist over time. However, if Obama were to be elected president, ...
Posted to Foreigners by Jürgen Hubert on June 10, 2008
The view from Germany
Well, to be fair, there are a few ''nonwhite'' politicians of prominence in Europe. The most prominent example in Germany is likely Cem Özdemir, a prominent member of the European Parliament who has recently announced his intention to run for leadership of the German Green party (and who has a very good chance of making it, too). But yes, there's ...
Posted to Foreigners by Jürgen Hubert on June 10, 2008