Posted on 04/06/2019 12:22:39 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama: Democrats are having a ‘circular firing squad’ over ‘purity’
By Mary Kay Linge
April 6, 2019 | 11:38am | Updated April 6, 2019 | 1:38pm
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday chided fellow Democrats for creating a “circular firing squad” that targets party members who don’t support far-left views.
“The way we structure democracy requires you to take into account people who don’t agree with you,” he said at an Obama Foundation town hall event in Berlin, Germany. “And that by definition means you’re not going to get 100 percent of what you want.
“One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives,” he continued, “we start sometimes creating what’s called a ‘circular firing squad’ where you start shooting at your allies because one of them has strayed from purity on the issues.”
Seventeen Democrats have announced they are running for the party’s presidential nomination in 2020, and more are expected to enter the race. Legislative proposals from the pack include free college tuition, government-run health care and reparations for slavery and segregation.
Obama also warned the town hall audience of 300 against nationalism and the “bloodshed” that can follow.
“Nationalism, particularly from the far right, has re-emerged,” he said. “And we know where that leads. Europe knows better than anyone where that leads.”
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“Fundamental transformation” & TREASON haven’t settled too well with the electorate, eh Barry?
IDIOT/CONMAN
If it’s any consolation, the elections that got him there were fake and rigged, including the choice of opponents.
Big numbers....small candidates!!!!
One has a big problem if Joe Biden is your front runner!!!
Obama was never eligible.
That post turtle did not get on that post by himself.
All part of the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA).
It’s a necessary step to the New World Order.
i’m not listening, but others might want to. check near the end. it’s all part of the Obama Foundation training young leaders rubbish...it’s Obama’s equivalent to Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project:
2-hours-plus. final 10 minutes, Q&A - Obama wants a check. speaks about donors. leaves stage to meet with the “young leaders”. he’s unbearable to listen to:
Youtube: Guardian News: Obama addresses European young leaders in Berlin – watch live
Streamed live 12 hours ago
Former US president Barack Obama addresses a town hall of around 300 young leaders from across Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU7Byp59Elo
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includes short video:
6 Apr: Time Mag: Former President Obama Encourages Young Europeans in Climate Change and Inequality Debate
by Associated Press
Former U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants to support young leaders in Europe and elsewhere who are trying to tackle problems such as climate change and inequality.
Obama told a town hall meeting in Berlin on Saturday that mentoring activists through his foundation may help encourage “millions of people who are working on the values and causes that we so deeply believe in.”
http://time.com/5565520/barack-obama-europeans-debate-online/
6 Apr: AFP: Obama hails youth climate protests
Former US president Barack Obama, visiting Berlin on Saturday, hailed weekly protests by youths against climate change, saying “the sooner you start, the better.”
The Friday protests involve schoolchildren and teens and have been inspired by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg.
“Many of these people can’t vote, they are too young to vote yet, but they know what’s going on,” Obama said during a meeting with youths in Berlin.
“You wouldn’t let your grandparents decide what music you listen to, or what clothes you wear. Why let them decide what world you will live in,” he said.
“Things change when we strongly mobilise,” he said. “Our planet on which we live is in danger. We can’t succeed by sitting back and waiting for someone else to do it”.
Obama, who left the White House in 2017 after two terms, was in Germany to promote his foundation.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/northamerica/northamerica-top-stories/obama-hails-youth-climate-protests/ar-BBVGtd7?li=BBJDXDP
Well, if you have a “circle” of “jerks” firing at each other, it is called a “CIRCLE JERK”.
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