Barack Obama warns of “politics that fuels anger and resentment”

The former US president Barack Obama (2009-2017) on Tuesday laid the first stone of the future presidential center that will bear his surname in Chicago, in an act in which he warned of the failure of institutions to protect citizens.

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Accompanied by his wife, Michelle Obama, the ex-president gave a speech in which he explained that this initiative is to give back to Chicago all that it has given them and to talk about “central struggles” in current times.

“We are experiencing a time of rapid disruption of technology in the global economy, in our social conventions and in our environment”, said.

“And too often,” he said, “it feels as if our main institutions have failed to respond effectively to these disruptions, to help people find economic security, manage our differences, or protect our planet.” .

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In that sense, he remembered that this is what he saw USA during the assault on the Capitol on January 6 by followers of the former president Donald Trump (2017-2021), an event that he referred to as “the irruption” without naming the headquarters of the country’s Congress.

Obama pointed out that the culture of cynicism and mistrust can grow, create more division and increase conflict.

He also warned against “Politics that fuels anger and resentment”, which departs from democratic principles to favor tribalism.

Even so, “I don’t think it is inevitable that we succumb to paralysis or mutual hatred or abandonment of democracy in favor of systems that brought power and privilege to a few“Added Obama, who urged to” reimagine “the institutions.

The construction of the Obama Presidential Center, by Lake Michigan, in Chicago, started last month and is expected to run for five years.

The project has not been without controversy because it is the subject of several complaints due to its location in the Jackson Park area, which is listed as a Historic Site.

In addition, there are fears that the center will lead to a process of gentrification, causing the displacement of African-American residents with fewer resources.

That part of the city has a special meaning for the Obama couple because it is close to the University of Chicago, where the former president taught law for 12 years, and where the couple married and had their two daughters.

In addition, Michelle Obama He grew up in that part of town.

The center will have a museum of objects that belonged to the former president before his arrival at the White House, his electoral campaigns and his term in office.

It will also have a library, a plaza and areas for leisure and sports.

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