The protest was put together by “No You
Can’t” or “Nobama.” Organizers managed to bring anti-Obama and
anti-America protesters from labor unions, climate activists and the
South African Communist party.
Mdbuyiseni
Ndlozi, the national coordinator of the “No Obama” told reporters, “I
think it’s very clear at the moment that the Nobel Peace Prize givers
made a mistake.”
Ndlozi went on to accuse the president
of failing to keep his campaign promises as well as continuing wars he
promised to end; starting more wars (though without saying which ones);
and continuing U.S. aggression and human rights violations (no specifics
here either).
South Africa’s Communist party was also
participating in the Pretoria protest. One member, Solly Mapaila told
reporters that his group was marching because “We don’t share similar
values with President Obama and the USA — which represent injustice,
aggression, imperialism and an atrocious system of capitalism.”
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