"Germans differentiate between America and the Bush Administration. They are not anti-American per se; on the contrary," says Andreas Etges, professor for North American studies at Free University Berlin and curator of a local museum focused on the Kennedys. "Obama, not only because of his skin color, for many represents the other, better America."
I hope the rest of the world makes a similar distinction. But more importantly, I hope our posterity does, too.