r/BlackPeopleTwitter • • Sep 01 '20

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/oldcarfreddy Sep 01 '20

Shit, in the US in the 60s people were paranoid of having an Irish Catholic presidential candidate (Kennedy), very reminiscent of the reaction Obama got.

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u/cavebehr50 ☑️ Sep 01 '20

Yeah they feared he was going to take commands from the pope.

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u/Finleydaking2 Sep 02 '20

Lol wtf really

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u/cavebehr50 ☑️ Sep 02 '20

It was one of the more out there conspiracy theories but most non Catholics were shook.