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Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter Account
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They knew he’d enable hate speech. Ppl are legit get killed from racially motivated violence and right wing extremism.
The so-called “birther movement” had nothing to do with race. It was a campaign tactic questioning Obama’s Constitutional qualification to be president. (And by the way, the question first emerged from the Clinton campaign).
Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President…
While this clause has yet to be adjudicated in a court of law, it’s been used by both sides to attempt to disqualify candidates from John McCain (born in Panama) to Ted Cruz (born in Canada) to Kamala Harris (born to parents from India and Jamaica) to even Alexander Hamilton (born on St. Kitts). It’ll probably be an issue again if Nikki Haley runs (her parents emigrated from India).
Obama’s lineage has been questioned on a lot of different levels. His father may have been Barak Sr. from Kenya (problematic when interpreting Article II) or Frank Marshall Davis (problematic for reasons other than Article II). His place of birth has been debated as well. It might have been Hawaii, it might have been Indonesia, it might have been Kenya, it might have been Canada.
Birtherism has been used in the past (many times in the 1800s with nativists and Know Nothings) and it will be used in the future. But to believe it is merely a racist trope is not understanding its roots or its reason…
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As a self proclaimed leftist do you feel the only thing worse than a Biden candidate is a Biden president?
Apple's Phil Schiller, responsible for Apple events and the App Store, has deactivated his Twitter account following recent developments on the platform.
Schiller often used his account to promote new Apple products, services, software, and initiatives and interact with customers. As noted on Twitter by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, however, Schiller's account no longer exists. The account had over 200,000 followers and was created in November 2008 according to a web archive of the account dated November 4.
Yesterday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that former President Trump's account would be reinstated on the platform following its suspension in January 2021. In a recent interview, Apple's CEO Tim Cook commented about the future of Twitter and the social media platform's relationship with Apple. During the interview, Cook said he remained hopeful Twitter would uphold its moderation standard under the new leadership.
Article Link: Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter
Yu, it matters? Apple is so big no problem. one less headache
The saddest part is the left has thrown around the “racist, fascist“ words so much, they mean nothing now. According to the left, half of the population is either racist, fascist, or both. It’s insane.
Everybody goes birther on everybody. Here's some white on white for your enjoyment and, hopefully, self-reflection.
Trump on Cruz
Donald Trump Goes 'Birther' On Ted Cruz
With the Texas senator encroaching on him in polls, Trump is now questioning whether the Canadian-born Cruz would be eligible for the White House. Many legal scholars have weighed in that he would.
www.npr.org
McCain on Cruz
John McCain Raises Concerns Over Ted Cruz's Canadian Birth
"I don't think it's illegitimate to look into it," John McCain says of Ted Cruz's citizenship
WAPO on McCain
There was a very real ‘birther’ debate about John McCain
In many ways, the McCain questions were treated as being more serious than the Cruz questions today.
www.washingtonpost.com
You have no idea how NOT FAR 44 billion goes on a global scale. You could tax every billionaire at 100 percent and it wouldn’t even put a dent in anything
Yeah, kinda like how the right throws around words like "socialist" and "groomer" so that they officially mean nothing now.
No one is saying questioning a president's eligibility is racist in itself; but Obama's eligibility was questioned because he was an "other" to those doing the questioning, the same people who kept emphasizing his middle name to convince people he was a "scary Muslim". Anyone with a fraction of an IQ can see what was being done. It was not some kind of innocent, earnest doubt about his birthplace. It was a racist attempt to brand a black politician as a foreigner, much as Asians who've been here for generations are still told to "go back to their country". White politicians are not doubted because of the sound of their name or their supposed "foreignness", even if there are bad faith attempts to delegitimize their eligibility for other reasons. Ted Cruz was born in Canada. John McCain was born in the Canal Zone. Obama was not born in Kenya. The debate in these cases is different.
Socialist is fitting, since a good portion of the DNC is sympathetic to socialist ideals and 10s of millions of Americans voted for a self-identified Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders, and support self-identified socialists in Congress. So again, socialist Is a fitting description. Somehow those who have succeeded beyond measure in a free market capitalist country are shouting the atrocities of capitalism and the virtues of socialism. Can’t make this stuff up.
Remember how loudly they would say “Barack HUSSEIN” on right wing news? So pathetic and sad.
This is a good one
Would it be racist if India questioned a white man about his birth place while he was running for PM of India?
If it was clear they were doubting his status as an Indian because he was white, sure, I guess. But I'm talking about something that actually happened in my country, not a hypothetical in a country I've never been to.
Okay thank you for answering, one more please - would it be racist if india didn’t want people from other countries, only Indian people, in their parliament?
No. Obama was born in the U.S., though, so your point is moot.
Okay, but simply questioning it is racist? If Obama was white and they did the same thing, would it not be racist anymore?
Okay thank you for replying. Do you think they questioned Obama because of his skin color or because of his last name or his family?
I think it was a combination of his skin color and his name. I do not think they would've questioned it had he been white and his name been Barry Huston O'Hara 🤣 It's possible that if he'd been white and had his name or been black with another name, they might not have questioned it. Maybe it really took both. I don't know. But it's clear that it was his identity that caused the questioning, the attempt to label him a foreigner, an other, "not like us".
I like you. I think we don’t agree on alot but some points are good and you’re pretty respectful. Thank you