Britexpat I think my generation is quite fed up with "the old guards" and ESPECIALLY the deeply rooted tribalism. If a fresh face came up that was not of the same skin colour but who had political clout, say Rahm Emanuel ;) for example, I really believe people would vote for him. Whether he'd get ENOUGH votes to put him in power, is a whole different issue all together. ;)
May I just say though the situation is NOT the same as it was in the US. With respect to the US elections 'black' represented the historically oppressed race. In Africa and many parts of the world 'white' represents 'the oppressor'. You cannot compare the two situations. Therefore, you cannot compare the mindset of voters who are presented with a black man in the US as a candidate for Presid. and those voters in Africa who are presented with a white man.
Britexpat I think my generation is quite fed up with "the old guards" and ESPECIALLY the deeply rooted tribalism. If a fresh face came up that was not of the same skin colour but who had political clout, say Rahm Emanuel ;) for example, I really believe people would vote for him. Whether he'd get ENOUGH votes to put him in power, is a whole different issue all together. ;)
May I just say though the situation is NOT the same as it was in the US. With respect to the US elections 'black' represented the historically oppressed race. In Africa and many parts of the world 'white' represents 'the oppressor'. You cannot compare the two situations. Therefore, you cannot compare the mindset of voters who are presented with a black man in the US as a candidate for Presid. and those voters in Africa who are presented with a white man.
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