Kanye West has embarked on a weeklong journey toward truth and enlightenment. That’s at least according to his Twitter feed.
You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
my MAGA hat is signed pic.twitter.com/DrDHJybS8V
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
I love the way Candace Owens thinks
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 21, 2018
The thought police want to suppress freedom of thought
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 22, 2018
I love when people have their own ideas. You don’t have to be allowed anymore. Just be.
Love who you want to love. That’s free thought. I’m not even political. I’m not a democrat or a republican
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
And in today’s most recent installment, West tweeted out a screenshot of a conversation he’s been having with someone named Steve.
“Abe Lincoln freed and protected the slaves and he was republican,” Kanye’s friend texted him. “Republicans were the ones who’s helped black people. democrats protected the rights of the slave owners in the south.”
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 30, 2018
West has been heavily criticized by high profile celebrities and late night talk show hosts. South African national Trevor Noah quickly turned on Kanye, claiming the rapper must have “realized he’s too rich to not be Republican.”
West’s close friend and entertainment peer John Legend urged Kanye to “reconsider aligning” his thoughts with popular liberal ideology. But it doesn’t look like these tactics are working.
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