President Obama: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism

The world faces a clear choice between democracy and authoritarianism, according to President Obama. Obama was reflecting on the state of the world in his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as President of the United States.

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[TheDailyConversation]

"There appears to be a growing contest between authoritarianism and liberalism right now. And I want everybody to understand, I am not neutral in that contest. I believe in a liberal political order, an order built not just through elections and representative government, but also through respect for human rights, civil society, independent judiciaries, and the rule of law." - President Barack Obama

[fryh]

This speech teach me about democracy more than a couple years of education, how lucky am I to find this speech

[cambam]

I'm starting to change my mind on Obama.. He's not as bad as I used to believe he was. He's a solid president

[calebpena]

I don't think the person who supports increased NSA surveillance on American citizens is fit to talk about authoritarianism.

[josephvitale]

I sure miss him. So nice to hear someone talk without hatred in his voice. He was a very good president and I sure wish our country had a man with his compassion in office now.

[chrischen]

I agree with what Obama says in this video but USA is not a democracy for sure.

[yf]

The correct comparison: Democracy vs. Oligarchy vs. Autocracy.

[rockpaperscissors]

So eloquent, so charismatic--it's enough to make me forget about all the NSA spying, drone strikes, and more. Hell, give the man another Nobel Peace Prize.

[__LSP]

1:03 me in a theatre hall looking for my late friend

[khan.g]

Without democracy humanity dont have future

[brandonwaters]

It's 2020. Look at all these racists and fascists in the comments. This is how we got here

[Pan_Z]

The irony of a president, who repeatedly ignored the constitutional constraints on his powers and openly talked about circumventing Congress, discussing Authoritarianism.

[Master_Gamer_]

Terrible, how come ya'll made him say a load of bull while he thought that he was saying something smart? 🤦‍♂🤣

[ANTI_KREMLIN]

Democracy always triumphs against Authoritarianism!!!

[RON_HART]

Can we just have Obama for a third term? He may not be the best, but he's ALOT better than those abominations we have to choose from.

[mathiashuber]

You kinda have to agree on everything he says... he remains a pure academic and hence doesn't nurture people true needs..

[Pan_Z]

It's a good speech. And hypocritical. President Obama speaks of his support of liberal democracy, but his actions in office were one who acted as a strong man, often circumventing the Congress in order to get his way.

[avryeu]

Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, Ukraine . The legacy of Obama.

[jamesfra]

More like an oligarchy, America.

[chasemichael]

Now imagine Trump or Hillary doing a speech like this in front of the leaders of the world... *sigh*