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There’s little argument on the right that Barack Obama may be the most divisive president America has seen in modern history, so it’s quite audacious of him to suggest political divisiveness is one of the “greatest challenges of our time.”

Obama is rallying behind the notion of “pluralism,” explaining during a Democracy Forum in Chicago it “means that in a democracy, we all have to find a way to live alongside individuals and groups who are different than us.”

“It is not about abandoning your convictions and folding when things get tough. It’s about recognizing that in a democracy, power comes from forging alliances and building coalitions, and making room in those coalitions not only for the woke but also for the waking,” the former president said.

At the same time, Obama essentially accused Republicans of trying to fix elections and weaponize justice and the military — in effect, projecting the actions Democrats are currently engaged in on the GOP.

“There are going to be times, potentially, when one side tries to stack the deck and lock in a permanent grip on power,” he said. “Either by actively suppressing votes, or politicizing the armed forces, or using the judiciary or criminal justice system to go after their opponents. In those circumstances, pluralism does not call for us to just stand back and say ‘Well, I’m not sure, that’s okay’. In those circumstances, a line has been crossed and we have to stand firm and speak out and organize and mobilize as forcefully as we can.”

Turns out, Obama’s audacity is as strong as ever, as is his condescending attitude toward the American people. At the same time, as one social media user noted, Obama seemed to have a hard time spewing nonsense about the “other side.”

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on Elon Musk’s free speech platform X:

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