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In Johannesburg, the ceremony of the 100th anniversary of his birth
The former US president: "There is a policy of fear and resentment, it advances at an unthinkable speed a few years ago" [19659003] Share
Former US President Barack Obama expresses himself in Johannesburg. He took part in the ceremony of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. He thus celebrates the symbolic man of the struggle against apartheid.
He speaks of "strange and uncertain times". He opens his speech by saying: "The news brings us daily dizzying and disturbing titles". He uses harsh words against leaders who push "a policy of fear, resentment, entrenchment" and evolve "at a speed unimaginable a few years ago." He attacks the "strong man's politics," stating that "those in power are trying to undermine any institution that gives meaning to democracy." And he adds, "I'm not alarmist, I'm just looking at the facts." Finally, he insists on the defense of equality in all its forms, saying, "I would have imagined that at at this point, we would have ended up accepting it. "
