Former US President Obama, delivering a eulogy at the funeral of Reverend Jesse Jackson, said that in today's political environment "it is difficult to have hope": "Everywhere there is greed and paranoia, everywhere there is bullying and mockery disguised as strength and ridicule." "We see science and expertise being belittled, while ignorance, dishonesty, cruelty and corruption are gaining immeasurable benefits." "We see this every day, it is difficult to have hope."
Comment: This statement is strongly colored by the Democratic Party, clearly targeting the political style of the Republican mainstream and the Trump faction. It is another outbreak of the polarization between the two parties in a public mourning occasion. The most heart-wrenching part: the president who once represented hope with "Yes We Can" (Yes, we can) now openly says "It is difficult to have hope," which is the best footnote to the drastic change in the political winds of the United States.
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