*Hmm, wonder who he’s talking about? No need to wonder ’cause we’re gonna tell you. The “he” in question is none other than former president Barack Obama and the “who” he’s talking about (even though he doesn’t mention his name, he’s undoubtedly speaking about President Donald J. Trump). And the “what” he’s talking about is Trump’s “strongman politics.”
Here’s the deal. On Tuesday, Obama took aim at “strongman politics” in his highest-profile speech since leaving office, urging people around the world to respect human rights and other values now under threat in an impassioned address marking the 100th anniversary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela’s birth.
In his speech, Obama accurately called today’s times “strange and uncertain,” adding that “each day’s news cycle is bringing more head-spinning and disturbing headlines.” These days “we see much of the world threatening to return to a more dangerous, more brutal, way of doing business,” he said.
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Obama also targeted politicians pushing “politics of fear, resentment, retrenchment,” saying they are on the move “at a pace unimaginable just a few years ago.”
He attacked “strongman politics,” saying that “those in power seek to undermine every institution … that gives democracy meaning.”
The former president added: “I am not being alarmist, I am simply stating the facts. Look around.” He also spoke up for equality in all forms, saying that “I would have thought we had figured that out by now.”
44’s words were met with cheers by a crowd of about 14,000 people gathered at a cricket stadium in Johannesburg for the speech, which was streamed online.
Watch his full address above via YouTube
