Michelle Obama says the quiet part out loud, exposing her own terrifying view of the government

Former first lady Michelle Obama is "terrified" over the possible outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

In a recent podcast interview, Jay Shetty asked Obama what keeps her up at night. At first, she listed common fears: war, how artificial intelligence will change society, the climate, phone addictions, and "knowing too much," referring to her husband once being the leader of the free world and thus privy to the most sensitive of information.

But then she listed the 2024 election.

"What's going to happen in this next election? I am terrified about what could possibly happen because our leaders matter. Who we select, who speaks for us, who holds that bully pulpit — it affects us in ways that, sometimes, I think people take it for granted," Obama said.

"You know, the fact that people think that government — 'Eh, does it really even do anything?' — And I'm like, 'Oh my God, does government do everything for us, and we cannot take this democracy for granted.' And sometimes, I worry that we do. Those are the things that keep me up," she explained.

You heard that right: Michelle Obama thinks government does "everything" for us and is scared that some Americans may disagree with her.

The remark highlights a view of government that, ironically, would have terrified the founding fathers, who believed in limited government — not an enormous centralized bureaucracy that employs millions of people and controls nearly every aspect of society.

Indeed, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote in 1821:

When all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.

It's not surprising that a progressive ideologue like Michelle Obama believes the government does "everything" for us, though it is surprising to hear her say it out loud.

Ironically, it is precisely Obama's view of the government that terrifies those who disagree with her.

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