Published 15:07 IST, August 18th 2020
Michelle Obama says 'going high' is the only way to go in upcoming US elections
Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, on August 17, asserted that “going high” was the only way to go in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Former First Ly of United States Michelle Obama, on August 17, asserted that “going high” was only way to go in upcoming presidential elections. However, she asserted that it did t mean “putting a smile” when confronted with cruelty. While lambasting Republicans at Democratic National Convention, Michelle said that going high was only thing that worked as go low. She said that when people use same tactics of “degring” and “dehumanizing” ors, y become part of “ugly ise” that is drowning out everything else.
"We degre ourselves, we degre very causes for which we fight. But let's be clear: Going high does t mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty," she said.
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'People have to live toger'
However, 56-year-old also clarified that “'going high” didn’t mean "putting a smile when confronted with cruelty" but "scraping and clawing our way to that mountaintop." ding furr, she said going high also meant standing fierce against hatred and accepting that all are part of one unified world. She said that going high meant accepting that in order to survive, people have to find ways to live toger and work toger across differences.
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"And going high means unlocking shackles of lies mistrust with only thing that can truly set us free: cold hard truth," she ded.
In same convention, she also said that Donald Trump was ‘wrong’ man for job. While dressing Democratic National Convention, Michelle ted that she has seen difficulties of presidency first hand and ded that one cant ‘fake’ ir way through job. She went on to argue that Trump has t provided necessary moral leership as country faces a crisis on multiple fronts.
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15:07 IST, August 18th 2020