Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Hypocrat of the Day

Former U.S. president Barack Obama said the way people communicate via social media risked splintering society and leaders had to ensure the Internet did not cocoon users within their own biases.

“All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate a common space on the Internet,” Obama said in an interview conducted by Britain’s Prince Harry, broadcast on BBC radio on Wednesday.

“One of the dangers of the Internet is that people can have entirely different realities, they can be just cocooned in information that reinforces their current biases.”

Obama has previously warned that social media platforms can lead people to make snap judgments about complex decisions although he has refrained from criticizing his successor Donald Trump who regularly uses Twitter.

More here

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember the federal courts shooting down Obama's FCC Constitutional overreach in regards to net neutrality, twice? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Anonymous said...

psssst! Somebody want to tell him he's not in Leadership anymore?

Anonymous said...

he never was "in leadership"...

Anonymous said...

Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain the most admired man and woman in the United States -- a 10-year trend for Obama and 16 years running for Clinton.

Gallup's December poll found 17% of respondents named Obama the man they admired most. President Donald Trump took second place with 14% of respondents citing him when asked, open-ended, to name the man they admired most.

Anonymous said...

is this guy the coach of the Cleveland browns

Anonymous said...

tuurrrddddd of the day

Anonymous said...

3:11, and your point being that, that many idiots have lost their minds?

Anonymous said...

Gallup's December poll found 17% of respondents named Obama the man they admired most. President Donald Trump took second place with 14% of respondents citing him when asked, open-ended, to name the man they admired most.

December 28, 2017 at 3:11 PM

Polls showed killary winning the election too.

Anonymous said...

Obama and Hillary are so entertaining that's why!!!

Anonymous said...

3:11, shows how ignorant people are. They can't think of anyone else or only liberals respond to the poll.

Anonymous said...

who cares what he says? He has a free ride the rest of his life on
our tax dollars. He wants to live in California in the land of liberals. He is not going back to Chicago. Wonder why?

Anonymous said...

Deep state, yes! The higher They go the faster you See! Obamas brain sufferred a Massive brain Malfunction on This one <<SOROS !!!! Now back to Obama. His Muslimness (*Kenyan*) wants. Us SAD!!!

Anonymous said...

you gonna believe President Pinnochio