Obama touches world’s disenfranchised

McClatchy Washington Bureau sees far-reaching effects from Obama election victory, recognizing the far-reaching consequences of the Obama election win. The self-efficacy of the disenfranchised is raised worldwide, while disenfranchisement by power structures comes under scrutiny worldwide.

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/05/2008 | Around the world, Obama triumph lifts battered U.S. image: Some said Obama’s victory was a call to re-examine racial issues in their own countries.

“The Maoris and the Pacific Islanders are going to take inspiration from him,” said Calum McKenzie, 34, speaking from the Mustang Saloon & Grill in Auckland, New Zealand. A U.S. executive based in Bangkok, Thailand, said Obama’s triumph heartened foreigners who’d been distressed by Washington’s go-it-alone approach after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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