Posted on 11/16/2016 7:51:33 AM PST by ColdOne
Obama urges 'course correction' on globalisation [AFP] Jerome Cartillier and John Hadoulis AFPNovember 16, 2016 Barack Obama waves after speaking din Athens on November 16, 2016 View photos Barack Obama waves after speaking din Athens on November 16, 2016 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
Athens (AFP) - Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a "course correction" to address growing inequality, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday on his European farewell tour.
Obama spoke during a visit originally planned as a valedictory lap, but which has become focused on reassuring jittery allies after the shock election victory by Donald Trump, a staunch critic of free trade agreements.
"The global path of globalisation demands a course correction," Obama said in an eagerly-awaited speech in Athens, before continuing his journey to Berlin.
"When we see people, global elites, wealthy corporations seemingly living by a different set of rules, avoiding taxes, manipulating loopholes... this feeds a profound sense of injustice," he added.
During the trip, the outgoing president has repeatedly referred to the anger that lately brought success to populist movements in Europe and the United States, such as the Brexit referendum and Trump's shock victory last week.
wow..
so according to Obama... globalism has failed because it hasn’t made America poor enough yet?
get this traitor out of office!
Would this idiot just leave, already? He has a nice house waiting for him. He’s done enough damage. His agenda has been soundly repudiated and he needs to fade away.
Lame duck goes quack, quack.
Your 15 minutes are over go pack your Loot and move out
"Eagerly-awaited" by who?
The Reprobate just keeps looking for a home....
Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world
ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS.
It is virtually impossible to lift the rest of the world to our standard of living, but we can FORCE our Citizens to a Standard of Living of POVERTY, Just like the rest of the world. Equality??
Yea. To the nearest rocky shore.
Globalization is dead, Jim!!
This is code for GLOBAL TAX.
A global tax, AKA carbon taxes/credits. Ergo, ‘climate change’
Make a u-turn and step on the gas.
Sounds like he was taking a swipe at Trump there.
LOL. I’d bet anything that after leaving office Obama will make millions merely by giving one hour speeches to these global corporations he’s railing against here. He’s a major player completely owned by the global establishment he pretends to criticize.
What, is he undoing his own “legacy?” WTF?
Not by the Greek citizenry.
They tried to overrun the police barricades and assault O’bathouse.
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