In all the electoral gloom in the USA, the First Lady, Michelle Obama, reinforced the image of a woman on her own, who stands for ideas in a broken landscape. We knew her as a person, mother, partner, who together with the President confirmed the image of a contemporary family and of performing individuals. In this current intellectual wasteland she stands out as a reference for moral class and political values. While the voice of the mob is loud, she counteracts with reason, empathy and "indignation".
Her repulsion regarding these current degrading times stands as a rallying point for all those who continue to believe in plurality, tolerance and progress. The many who feel that American values are being ignored should rally around a woman who stands for intelligence and inclusion. She is indeed the perfect counterpoint to her more distant husband and President. He took over our hopes, she took over our need for redemption and believes. There is no one, in a similar position in the world, who can be compared to her. She could have chosen to play Antigone or Phaedra, she preferred to be herself. There lies her strength. She doesn't need validation!
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