President Joe Biden had conspiracy theorists in a tizzy after posting what appeared to be his reaction to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win on Sunday night.

ā€œJust like we drew it up,ā€ Biden posted on X alongside a photo of ā€œDark Brandon,ā€ the meme created by hardcoreā€”and very onlineā€”supporters of Donald Trump that Biden and his team loved so much they adopted it as their own.

The post was apparently referencing far-right conspiracy theories which posit the NFL and high-level government operatives conspired to rig the Super Bowl in Kansas Cityā€™s favor to give maximum exposure to a yet-to-be-announced endorsement from Chiefs star Travis Kelce and his girlfriend Taylor Swift.

  • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    You mean the systematic killing, humiliation, starvation, removing power and water, after segregating and then removing a group of people that you refer to as animals from their home while talking about how you need complete control for your security, while allowing your citizens to drive even more people from their homes?

    Thank you, but I prefer it my way.

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      9 months ago

      Thatā€™s just war. Itā€™s horrific, and disgusting whatā€™s being done there- but Itā€™s the same as whatā€™s happening in Ukraine, and the same thatā€™s happened in any country thatā€™s ever been invaded in the history of this planet. Why are you not crying about the genocide in Ukraine? Do you place your hand on your heart in remembrance of the great genocide in Vietnam? What about the genocide during the Falklands War? Itā€™s war- Itā€™s grossā€¦

      But not everything is genocide.

      Look, I get that itā€™s a fun little catchy sound-bite you love to toss around, and sureā€¦ it makes it look like you know what youā€™re talking aboutā€¦ but everyone that actually knows whatā€™s going on- is subscribed to reality, and has payed attention since graduating high school, knows that what is happening in Palestine is not- by definitionā€¦. Genocide.

      For the record- the U.N. hasnā€™t even declared it genocide, but a bunch of random people on the internet get to say it is because ā€¦ā€¦ reasons?

      Israel is attacking Gaza because of territorial displacement. This shit goes back to the late 19th century man. Itā€™s incredibly nuanced. But againā€¦ NOT GENOCIDE.

      And while I fully understand that thereā€™s no chance in hell Iā€™m changing your mind, maybe this response will serve as a fresh and logical take to anyone still riding the fence that might be reading along.