Obama Condemns 'Vile Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories' Promoted by Kanye West, Kyrie Irving

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Source: Haaretz

Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply condemned “big celebrities” for posting antisemitic conspiracy theories, alluding to recent controversies centering around Kanye West and Kyrie Irving.

“It’s not just politicians. Whether it’s out of malice or ignorance, we’ve seen recently big celebrities reposting vile, antisemitic conspiracy theories online,” Obama told a Pennsylvania rally in support of Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman.

“You don’t have to be a student of history to understand how dangerous and unacceptable that is. I don’t know when we decided we were going to believe everything we read on the internet,” the former president told the Pittsburgh crowd.

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[Lonestarblue]

1. The Internet was a great invention when it was first introduced.

It is now destructive and out of control because there are few regulations on its use. Perhaps it’s now impossible to regulate.

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2. It has been a blessing and a curse at the same time.

[AZLD4Candidate]

3. Deng Xiaoping stated of the internet: With every breathe of fresh air, a few flies come in.

[Justice matters.]

4. I so love him. AND miss him too.

“Here’s a tip: if you read or see something online that has some grand theory about how some particular group – whether black folks or white folks or Jews or Catholics or immigrants or gays – if it says they are the cause of all your problems, it’s safe to say it’s garbage, a lie, dangerous poison,” he continued.

Simple truth. Hopefully, these attention-seeking nutjobs will learn that simple, easy to understand lesson.


On edit: Except for Fascists, criminal or criminal-wannabe's.