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Barack Obama used his first high-profile speech since he resigned as president of the United States to say "you have to believe the facts".
His comments are seen as a response to the use "Without the facts, there is no basis for cooperation," he said at the annual Nelson Mandela conference in Africa. South
"If I say that it's a podium and you say it's an elephant, Obama said that he could find some ground of agreement with people who do not agree with the Paris agreement on climate change – which Donald Trump wants to get out of the US – they have But he added: "I can not find any ground agree if someone says that climate change is not happening while almost all scientists in the world say that's the case. where do we start? "
A moment later, Obama told the audience of 15,000 people:" It was if you said, "Oh man." He continues to lie.
His speech is part of the events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013 at the age of 95.
Speaking Tuesday in the main city of South Africa, Johannesburg, Obama also said that politicians using the "politics of fear, resentment and entrenchment" were rising "at an unimaginable rate only a few years ago "
. offered what some of his supporters will see as unveiled references to his successor in his speech honoring Nelson Mandela's legacy, defending democratic institutions and a free press, and condemning "human politics strong "and the impudent leaders who" double "
The former president also offered a commodity that he always seems to have in stock – the hope.
"Things can go back for a while, but in the end, the law is strength," Obama said. in the other direction. "[19659002] It's a riff on the Theodore Parker line that he quotes frequently, about the arc of history that is long but leaning toward justice." 19659002 ] If Obama had a message for the world – and especially for the Americans – it's that the fight is real, but the end is happy.
There are probably more than one on the left , however, who wish Mr. Obama to do more than a few speeches and carefully crafted statements. [19659002] With mid-term elections that will determine congressional control in only four months, they want it to happen. 39, away from the podium and fully joining the fight
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