Obama Is the Antichrist, Say One In Four Americans
20 April 2013
By Mshari Al-Zaydi
There are many people who dislike US President Barack
Obama for a whole host of reasons. In their eyes, his
failures are nearly innumerable: during his tenure, he
has not supported the Syrian revolution, taken a
perplexing position towards Bashar Al-Assad's regime,
supported the state of Israel, empowered the Muslim
Brotherhood in the Arab world, and conspired to
overthrow the previous regimes in Arab Spring states
and incite domestic chaos. In addition to this, there
are those who hate him as a result of America's
controversial drone program, which kills without any
oversight, his failure to support the black civil
rights movement, and even his recent targeting of
North Korea and its capital, Pyongyang.
And that is not to mention those who view him as an
American cipher whose main aim was to silence the
Muslims and the Third World following the
controversial presidency of George W. Bush and the
fierce confrontational positions he took towards the
Islamic world. If you hate Obama for any of the above
reasons, or indeed any reason not mentioned, then you
may be glad to know that you are not alone.
Based on an online poll, Britain's Guardian newspaper
carried the following headline a few days ago: "One in
four Americans think Obama may be the Antichrist,
survey says."
The report revealed that this poll, conducted by
Public Policy Polling, showed that just 73% of people
were able to say outright that they did not think that
Obama is the Antichrist. In the same survey, 28% of
respondents admitted that they believe in a sinister,
global New World Order conspiracy aimed at ruling the
whole world through authoritarian government.
Some people may be shy to admit such views in public,
but as this poll amply demonstrates, they should not
be afraid, as there are millions who share their
beliefs.
In the same poll of American citizens, 7% believed
that the moon landings had been staged, while 4%
accept that "shape-shifting alien reptilian people
control our world by taking on human form."
There are no limits to the bizarre ideas that people
hold, and it is only natural for them to go beyond
what they hear in the media and from the public, not
to mention what the subjects of these conspiracy
theories say themselves. This is because such
incidents have a clear impact on the ground, directly
impacting the people themselves who must try to
understand what is happening as best they can. Let us
look at the 9/11 attacks, for example. There are
people who continue to believe that they were the
result of a conspiracy, and even differ over the
precise nature of this. For example, Egyptian
journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal claimed that the
Serbians were responsible, while others point the
finger at America's military-industrial complex, the
CIA, and the Jews.
The same applies to the Arab Spring: was it part of a
precise and well-planned conspiracy related to a
secret world government, as believed by some
Americans? Or was this a natural occurrence, partly
spontaneous and partly pre-planned?
In any case, it is difficult to convince people of the
truth when they are enthralled by such ideas,
particularly if the official story continues to have
unknown or mysterious dimensions. What is certain is
that Barack Obama is no longer being viewed in the
same manner as he was before. The fantasy image that
was put forward during his first presidential campaign
has been broken; people viewed him as a knight on a
noble steed come to rescue America—and indeed the
whole world—from injustice and tyranny. It is
unfortunate that Obama, who is known as an avid
BlackBerry user, is president during this super-fast
digital age, which has seen his fantasy image
evaporate quickly to be replaced an equally false
negative image where he has been cast in the role of
Antichrist.
A Saudi journalist and expert
on Islamic movements and Islamic fundamentalism as
well as Saudi affairs. Mshari is Asharq Al-Awsat's
opinion page Editor, where he also contributes a
weekly column. Has worked for the local Saudi press
occupying several posts at Al -Madina newspaper
amongst others. He has been a guest on numerous news
and current affairs programs as an expert on Islamic.
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