Permit me to via off my usual course (Nigerian society) and share a few thoughts on what I perceive to be "one of the most remarkable happenings of all times"; the recent nomination of Hillary Clinton as Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the forth-coming US elections scheduled for later this year...
The near 69 year old grandmother of one - Charlotte, and Yale law school alumnus has had a pretty fascinating record in US politics; being First Lady to Bill Clinton (42nd President of the US) and only First Lady to be elected to the US Senate and appointed as Cabinet Secretary, after becoming Senator of New York, Secretary of State to President Barack Obama, and one time Presidential candidate of the US in the 2008 elections...
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton won the election at the Democratic congress to become the Democratic Party candidate in the US 2016 elections; defeating Bernie Sanders. This victory puts Clinton up against one of the most dramatic Presidential candidates in the history of US politics; Donald Trump (whom I regard as an accidental politician).
Women have suffered long centuries, decades and years of marginalization (of various sorts) from culture and practice, especially in developing and underdeveloped nations of the world, although with the elections of Ellen Johnson Sir-leaf and Dilma Rousseff as President of Liberia and Brazil respectively, women have began to gain prominence in politics and society, and Clinton's entry into the Oval Office will be the 'icing on the cake'...
Many have expressed skepticism as to how possible it is for a 'Hillary Clinton' to be President of what seems to be the world's superpower, and others have expressed concern about the consequences of a seemingly careless and arguably arrogant Trump becoming President of the US. This intrigues are what I find interesting about the US democracy, and particularly captivating in this recent race for the White House...
Although it is too early to make any predictions as to the outcome of the 2016 US elections, I want to sincerely hope that the American people will save the United States and entire globe from irrational choices, as well as biased 'kangaroo' policies, and change, forever, the course of global politics, by electing HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON as the 45th President and Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America come November 2016...*wink*
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