Former US President Obama: "If you just throw stones, you probably will not get very far"

Barack Obama, the man who won two US presidential elections with the slogans "Hope", "Change" and "Forward", is worried about the activism of young people in his country. This is too often characterized these days that other people would be pilloried, Obama said, according to the "New York Times" at an event of his foundation on Tuesday.

But such behavior is not activism and does not change anything: "If you just throw stones, you probably will not get very far, because that's too easy." At the event, the ex-president discussed with actress and Harvard student Yara Shahidi and other young activists about leadership culture and grassroots movements.

Obama was particularly critical of the role of social media. Some young activists seemed to think, "When I say something about someone else doing something wrong or using the wrong verb, I can sit back and feel good, with the motto, 'See how' woke 'I was, I denounced you. '"

With "wokeness" (English: alertness) is described in English an attitude that is characterized by special attention to discrimination and other misconduct.

But it does not help to condemn others as much as possible in order to feel better about themselves. Because the world is disordered and marked by ambiguity, said Obama. "Even people who are doing good things right have mistakes."

For his words, the Democrat received not only applause from the audience, but also bipartisan approval. Conservative political commentators such as Ann Coulter and Tomi Lahren praised the statements as well as the Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Obama wanted to say that one should not prematurely condemn others and not see everything in black and white, wrote Gabbard on Twitter. Even her Democratic rival Andrew Yang agreed to Obama via Twitter.

In a nutshell, Obama is saying aloha spirit-being respectful & caring for one another. Not being so quick to judge. Not seeing everything as black / white. I hope you join me in the spirit of aloha to the White House. https://t.co/tYADx6Dzqs