Wow. Just ... wow:
LONDON, Nov. 5 -- Through tears and whoops of joy, in celebrations that spilled onto streets on distant continents, people around the globe called Barack Obama's election a victory for the world and a renewal of America's ability to inspire.
"This means that America is again open for free and democratic values," Viktor Yerofeyev, a prominent Russian novelist, said. "America has once again become a good model to emulate. It has again become a great country."
"It is almost impossible to overstate the impact of this vote on the rest of the world," said Joichi Ito, a globetrotting Internet entrepreneur based in Tokyo.
"The United States looked closed, stupid, xenophobic and aggressive" under Bush," Ito said. "By electing Obama, it looks open, diversity-embracing, humble and intelligent."
"I think this means the United States can go back to being admired as the country of dreams."
"This means that America is again open for free and democratic values," Viktor Yerofeyev, a prominent Russian novelist, said. "America has once again become a good model to emulate. It has again become a great country."
"It is almost impossible to overstate the impact of this vote on the rest of the world," said Joichi Ito, a globetrotting Internet entrepreneur based in Tokyo.
"The United States looked closed, stupid, xenophobic and aggressive" under Bush," Ito said. "By electing Obama, it looks open, diversity-embracing, humble and intelligent."
"I think this means the United States can go back to being admired as the country of dreams."
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