This piece reads like love to me. It is honest. And, you may have inspired a post for me. I wish and want Obama and all the former electeds to speak up! It seems like Obama has too much faith in hope and democracy and he’s forgotten how fragile the experiment really is for people. I need every President and former First Lady holding press conferences and counter-tweets every damn day. Why are they honoring the rules of silence? Thank you for this thoughtful piece. I need to visit my Medium drafts now.