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Former President Barack Obama warned against nationalist and authoritarian movements during his speech in Canada, declaring he’s convinced that “the future does not belong to strongmen.”Mr. Obama did not mention President Trump directly in his speech Tuesday, but took several veiled shots at his successor while addressing the Montreal Chamber of Commerce.“In an age of instant information where TV and Twitter can feed us a steady stream of bad news and sometimes fake news, it can seem like the international order that we’ve created is being constantly tested and that the center may not hold,” Mr. Obama said.“In some cases, that may lead people to search for certainty and control,” he continued. “And they can call for isolationism or nationalism or they can suggest rolling back the rights of others, or simply, they can try to retreat and suggest that we have no obligations beyond our borders.”“Those instincts of retrenchment are understandable. They’re tempting during changing times,” he added.Mr. Obama said the public’s cynicism and lack of trust in politicians can often turn people onto “populist alternatives” who “may not actually deliver, but are tempting.”http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/7/barack-obama-the-future-does-not-belong-to-strongm/
