Kyrie Irving Defends Antisemitic Documentary and Conspiracy Theory

[Algernon Moncrieff]

Source: The New York Times

Nets guard Kyrie Irving doubled down on his support of an antisemitic documentary and a “New World Order” conspiracy theory about secret societies during a testy news conference Saturday night, a day after his team’s owner chastised him for supporting the film.

The conspiracy theory, pushed by the Infowars host Alex Jones, falsely suggests that people in the government are working to enslave the human population by, among other methods, releasing viruses.

“History is not supposed to be hidden from anybody,” Irving said as he defended himself for posting a link on Twitter to the 2018 documentary “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” which espouses several antisemitic tropes.

“Did I do anything illegal?” Irving said. “Did I hurt anybody? Did I harm anybody? Am I going out and saying that I hate one specific group of people?”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/sports/basketball/kyrie-irving-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory.html

[Lovie777]

1. Whose hiding history?

not Jews nor Blacks, but the people who supports this are banning books or burning them and it ain't the Jews or Blacks doing it.

[Justice matters.]

2. hair furhair's Fascist far-right strategy of inciting hate between ethnic groups...

must. be. stopped. Mr. Garland.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Not to worry, the answer to no hate speech laws is more and more free speech, and love!

Its been working great so far!?

[stopdiggin]

5. but having Kevin McCarthy

(and Ted Cruz?) decide what constitutes free speech is - clearly the better path?

(so, absolutely - let's give the authoritarians another stick to swing!)

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[Alexander Of Assyria]

15. See Canada.Was not done that way in Britain or Germany either or all of Europe.

Americans are such navel gazers!?

Why is the current American democracy so afraid that protecting democracy with hate speech laws will be written by fascists? Not to mention such laws are interpreted by the courts, and juries, and if the fascists are writing these laws isn’t all lost anyway at that point?

[stopdiggin]

16. that the laws will be written, and interpreted

be those that are in power - seems fairly self-evident to a lot of us. Not sure why the simple logic (not to mention plenty of history) behind that would be so triggering ...

[llashram]

4. another COMPLETELY

deluded human being(barely on the human part). He and Ye might as well start their own faction of the racist GQP. Black people who hate themselves faction..."Massa, Massa they ran that way, ungrateful ......."!!!

[Traildogbob]

6. So tell me

Where is the blonde Fox Bubble head Kelly with the “Shut Up and Dribble” ranting? Writing Christmas wishes to white Santa, to celebrate the birthday of White Jesus by spending thousands of crap for people other than White Jesus. That about the size of it? Christmas is about a famous Jew, right? Not white either. Spoke no English. Was “Homeless” at birth. His mother committed adultery. He hung with sick and poor. Never said let the old folks die to help economy. Never mentioned trickle down economy. HATED GREEDY RICH FOLK. Took zero cooperate money to campaign.
So STFU kyYE!!! “Yippie KyYE mother fucker”, quote from a bad ass!

[Botany]

7. Kyrie Irving is a great player but he is a world class flake and an A-hole

He left the Cavs because he got tired of playing with one of the best players in history,
he thinks the world is flat, and thinks he knows more about microbiology them Dr. Fauci.

It is because of a-holes the C-19 pandemic is still going on and on.

BTW with LeBron he played in 3 or 4 straight championship series with the last one
having James pass the ball to him so he could take the winning shot ... which he missed.

[bullimiami]

8. my take on this. no he did nothing illegal.

as far as his career in basketball.
i suppose that should depend on his ability to play basketball. not his beliefs.
if his actions affect the team in a negative way thats another consideration.

as far as endorsements and advertisers.
that is all perception, visuals and what value his personality and name provide.
they have no obligation to him and if they dont like this association should be free to drop him.

[hot2na]

9. But look on the bright side

At least he isn't taking a knee during the National Anthem (SNARK!!!)

I know Colin Kaepernick. Colin Kaepernick is a friend of ours. Kyrie Irving you are no Colin Kaepernick!

[paleotn]

11. Bingo!

[sakabatou]

10. I wonder how long until the Nets/NBA drop him

[paleotn]

12. Oh, I remember this guy....

Couldn't care less about the NBA so that didn't ring a bell with me. But where have I heared that name? Oh, yea, I remember. He's a flat earther and a certifiable nut. A complete maroon.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/movies/kyrie-irving-nba-celtics-earth.html

[brush]

13. If I was owner of the Nets I'd look for ways to separate him...

from the team ASAP. None of this antisemitic crap would be tolerated. He's regularly shown nothing but a Dunning-Kruger effect idiot, and as with his covid vaccine refusal an flat Earther foolishness, he's wrong again.

[RussBLib]

14. Idiots and racists abound in every profession nt

[rockfordfile]

17. Defending anti-semitic propaganda? Wow. he's went off the deep end.

[Genki Hikari]

18. I doubt he ever had enough sense to find the deep end

to begin with.

[Genki Hikari]

19. This is the first time I've ever even heard

This cretin's name, and, already, I can't stand him.