Obama and Global Visions of America - Andrew Young

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/02/Andrew_Young_in_Conversation

Civil rights activist Andrew Young argues that Barack Obama, if elected president, has a great potential to improve global attitudes towards American government.

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Andrew Young, Former Ambassador to the UN, is part of the religion department's 2008 Chautauqua Institution afternoon lecture series. He covers diverse topics including the Obama presidency, globalized corporations, and US gender relations - Chautauqua Institution

Andrew Young is an American civil rights activist, former U.S. congressman and mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He was the United States' first African-American ambassador to the United Nations.Ambassador Young serves on the National Security Council Advisory Board and remains active in numerous charitable activities and organizations. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor, the Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award, and over 60 honorary degrees from prestigious universities around the world.

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[3lzamir]

Shut up dude...

[benkondia]

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[tarpumpphillips]

I agree, The western world always want to change a people's way of life to conform to the West's way of life. The Arabs have been living this way way before America was funded, why would the Arabs need to change, will the West change to the Arabs' way of life?

I think not, I am not saying that there are not good practices in the western world, but do not try to push your way of life on other people or you will have chaos and ill will as is seen .

[4mydeath]

Just look at how fucked up Andrew Young looks, he like Jesse Jackson are freemasons, that is why they are to a certain extent in league with lucifer. No bullets for collaborators, while god men like JFK, MLK are murdered these whores are allowed to live and promote and support the N.W.O . BURN IN HELL andrew.

[audacity226]

Goodness people, he was saying they have to change by not treating women in such an oppressive way...they deserve the same rights as any other.Its all fake anway, if the woman wants follow the old rules fin but she should not be afraid of breaking the rules, then she is a slave.

[sspsllc]

Nothing needs to change in the middle east. American needs to change its attitude toward the Middle East.

[atomist21]

After all, who are we to say who is right and who is wrong? I mean, who is to say we are the right and "they" are the wrong? We just always have to remind ourselves that people out side of the united states are NOT AMERICAN. They have country of their own and people of their own and culture of their own. Believe it or not, Ahmadinejad was ELECTED by Iranian and also have better supporting rate from Iranians than George Bush from Americans. But again, this obviously is not an easy thing to do.

[atomist21]

with all my respect to Andrew Young and all the great things he have done... i have to disagree with one thing he said. "Something is gotta change in the middle east." That kind of idea is the root of bad relationship between the US and the middle east. People simply disregard others culture and compare them with their own. I'm not saying im against women's right. But, Im just saying you have to consider other's culture also. even our idea of democracy might not have same meaning in other's.

[BlackMatt86]

Not to say that i'm not for Obama, but not everyone looks to America as a shining light- personally I look to Europe (But mostly I just pay attention to where I live in New Zealand).

[dollaresque]

It's OBVIOUS that Obama is going to change - for the better - attitudes around the world. What else is new? You don't have to be a genius analyst to realize this.