So, remember that time yesterday when Barack Obama condemned identity politics? It was like a breath of fresh air, especially considering that his political career relied so heavily on identity politics.
Well, this may come as a complete shock to you, but it looks like he was just blowing smoke:
"Men have been getting on my nerves lately," says Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/j5z62PvKUL
— CNN International (@cnni) July 18, 2018
Sigh.
What happened to the toxicity of exclusionary identity politics? https://t.co/pZN3N2HXYk
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 18, 2018
That didn't take long.
— Kensington Slate (@SlateKensington) July 18, 2018
Well that didn’t take long 🙁 back to identity politics!
— KhongLo (@BurgoyneGrant) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/diogoxc/status/1019583079223046144
It was a short-lived headline grab.
— Holden (@Holden114) July 18, 2018
Never fear my dear. He blew it in the same speech. Once an Identitarian, always an Identitarian. https://t.co/2wVVH63haN
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) July 18, 2018
Yep.
Of course Barack Obama would double down on identity politics. It's the only reason he won against Mitt Romney.
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) July 18, 2018
His economic record was horrendous. People hated Obamacare. Democrats were getting drummed out of office across the country. And yet he won with urban white voters? Of course he thinks a person's physical traits matter more than their competency.
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) July 18, 2018
His problem is that no one ever told him differently. You think Ben Rhodes ever said to him "Uh, Mr. President, not everyone thinks that way."
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) July 18, 2018
I mean this was a guy that stood up in SOUTH AFRICA and lectured Americans about authoritarianism??
Self-awareness level, sub zero.
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) July 18, 2018