Obama’s not-so-veiled message? ‘We have to guard against the rise of nationalism’
Speaking in Greece, President Obama warned that nationalism risks ignoring the rest of the world.
Click here for reuse options!Alongside Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Obama said that “separate and apart from any particular election or movement,” that guard is a necessity.
“We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an ‘us’ and a ‘them,'” he said. “And I will never apologize for saying that the future of humanity, the future of the world is going to be defined by what we have in common, [not] those things that separate us and ultimately lead us into conflict.”
The self-described alt-right, a movement that believes strongly in ethnocentricity and nationalism, helped usher Trump into the presidency. Trump in turn elevated Steve Bannon, a top executive of the alt-right media outlet Breitbart, to his campaign CEO and, more recently, to his chief strategist in the White House.
In Europe, far-right movements have gained traction in a litany of nations, including France and Germany, while a nationalist movement in the United Kingdom helped lead to its vote to exit the European Union.
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Suzanne McFly November 15th, 2016 at 17:07
Here it is world, your last glimpse of a sensible President for at least the next 4 years. Too bad 50% of our population is too effing lazy to put down the ho-ho’s and get off their a$$es and vote.
robert November 15th, 2016 at 22:39
I was listening to part of the speech and got nervous when Obama made comparisons to Europe cities to USA.
I said out loud..better not go there my man !