Democracy in action
Four years back when Trump got elected, I wrote of democracy in action.
Once again, I am writing on this subject in this critical time of a pandemic.
Who could have thought an African-American girl of Indian mother would become vice president-elect of the USA? Or red states become blue, especially John McCain’s Arizona or Georgia? It is only possible in this USA, a country where diversity and equal opportunity along with democracy is in place.
Kamala was born in 1964 to her immigrant father, Donald Harris (originally from Jamaica) and mother, Shyamala Gopalan (originally from India). However, her mother — a single mom — was the architect of bringing up Kamala.
Who wouldn’t be proud of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris? America is really a country of possibility where dreams can come true for anyone.
We should rejoice our own American democracy.
Jiben Roy
Columbus
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