As the United States of America walks to the polling stations next week, the third world citizens hold their hopes high, despite being pregnant with fears.

Indeed, whether it is another questionable Hillary Clinton legacy at the helm or the controversial Donald Trump taking over the destiny of Americans, it does have a serious impact on us, especially those of us who keep struggling to demand a higher benchmark of true democracy in our own nations here in South-East Asia.

For Malaysians who have been under the rule of a six-decade-old political party system, a Donald Trump victory will signal a new pedestal of hope to see reforms taking place in our own land.

On the contrary, if the Americans who preached to the world the mantra of ‘thriving on change’ choose to remain unchanged, voting back the Democrats into power, then the larger Asia is in for the same old ‘divide and rule the world’.

A Clinton victory will also mean a greater impetus for regimes in third world nations that had lapped up to the Clinton Foundation offering gifts of ‘donations’ in exchange for labels of praises of ‘good governance’ from Clinton and even a buddy golfing spar date with the American president.

Indeed as the geopolitical map is being re-drawn by nations - China, Russia and India - the Americans need to vote with a clear conscience.

Third world citizens like myself may not understand all about American policy other than what is being spun by those dominant media controlled by the Democrats or those being solicited by the Republicans.

But one truth is very clear.

Americans must vote with a conscience that can and will pardon their sins of commission and omission and resuscitiate the ‘American Dream’.

The ‘Great American Dream’ had given hope to much to humanity in the past, only to reckon lately that the Democrats instead have their hands stained to the elbows with guilt for betraying third world nations’ hopes for clean, fair and democratic rights that are free of race, religion, and economic and social discrimination.

There is wave of change and hope against despair already taking root and clearly shaping up in India under the unexpected leadership of India under Narendra Modi; Indonesia under Joko Widodo (Jokowi); and the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte. Are the Americans prepared to join the rising stars of newfound hope for humanity?

The test of this humble cry to my fellow American brothers and sisters to revive the ‘American Dream’ lies in the fact as to whether the US media will even publish this letter appealing and praying for a miracle come voting day.