{"id":1089237,"date":"2021-12-06T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089237"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:28:38","slug":"conor-mcgregor-slams-eu-declares-forced-vaccine-is-a-war-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conor-mcgregor-slams-eu-declares-forced-vaccine-is-a-war-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor Slams EU, Declares &#039;Forced Vaccine Is a War Crime&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconor-mcgregor-slams-eu-declares-forced-vaccine-is-a-war-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1045714430-e1638779566737-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">UFC legend Conor McGregor has branded \u201cforced\u201d vaccination a \u201cwar crime\u201d and slammed the EU and its \u201clapdogs\u201d in the Irish government.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, the UFC\u2019s first simultaneous two-weight world champion, made the statement after&nbsp;Neale Richmond, a politician from Ireland\u2019s governing Fine Gael party, had tried to needle him over his statement that it was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/03\/conor-mcgregor-it-is-time-to-talk-ireland-leaving-the-european-union\/\">\u201ctime to talk about Ireland leaving the European Union\u201d<\/a> on Twitter by trying to turn his infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WK6Jqdm7DVQ\">\u201cYou\u2019ll do nuttin\u2019\u201d<\/a> catch-phrase against him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEconomic partnership should not mean political surrender. Bailed out and locked in we were, and it was handily done. Lenihan was threatened and folded. Stockholm syndrome comes to mind,\u201d the Irishman&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1466886045111365633?t=-mYkAGZXjPpZ-EexrKOSQw&amp;s=19\">said<\/a> of the EU\u2019s supporters in his country, referencing the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/ireland\/irish-news\/trichet-letter-revealed-ecb-threatened-to-stop-emergency-funding-unless-ireland-took-bailout-1.1989869\">Trichet letters<\/a> which revealed that&nbsp;the European Central Bank (ECB) had strong-armed then-finance minister Brian&nbsp;Lenihan into accepting a punishing bailout in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForced vaccine is a war crime,\u201d McGregor added for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>He elaborated on the point after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1466895181488304134?t=hsOzXzr02VTfpm_IRIM9pA&amp;s=19\">quote tweeting<\/a> an anonymous user who had accused him of talking \u201ccomplete drivel\u201d and told him to \u201cstick to MMA\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou think forcing people to inject something into their body is not a crime? People must have the right to choose,\u201d McGregor insisted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn attempt to mandate vaccine is coming, per the head of the EU. I cannot agree to this. I know our lap dogs in power will just do as they are told.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7924528301887\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Chinafication of Europe\u2019: EU President Hints at Bloc-Wide Vaccine Mandate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8SNmyqsNNJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/8SNmyqsNNJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1466380375932948483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former featherweight and lightweight world champion was likely referencing recent comments by the President of the European Commission, Angela Merkel protege Ursula von der Leyen, when she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/02\/chinafication-of-europe-eu-president-hints-at-bloc-wide-vaccine-mandate\/\">told<\/a> reporters:&nbsp;\u201cHow we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the European Union, this needs discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merkel herself has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/02\/merkel-announces-restrictions-on-unvaccinated-vote-on-making-jabs-compulsory\/\">locked down the unvaccinated<\/a> and endorsed making vaccination compulsory, and revealed that the German parliament will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/02\/merkel-announces-restrictions-on-unvaccinated-vote-on-making-jabs-compulsory\/\">voting on its imposition<\/a> shortly. Her incoming successor, Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz of the leftist&nbsp;Social Democratic Party (SPD), also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/01\/merkel-successor-sholz-pushes-mandatory-vaccinations-for-germans\/\">backs the measure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Neighbouring Austria, meanwhile, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/19\/austria-unvaccinated-could-face-prison-as-country-locks-down-and-announces-vaccine-mandate\/\">already making vaccinations compulsory<\/a>, while Greece is making it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/02\/greece-to-fine-unvaccinated-elderly-100-euros-per-month\/\">compulsory for the over-60s<\/a>. Technically those who refuse will not be \u201cforced\u201d to&nbsp;\u201cinject something into their body\u201d \u2014 but they <em>will<\/em> be subject to indefinite lockdown, fines, and possible imprisonment for failure to comply.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor deleted his initial tweets against forced vaccination after a time, replacing them with a somewhat milder statement that&nbsp;\u201cForcing anyone to inject something into their body they do not wish to is abhorrently wrong. I am not against vaccines, I am against not having the choice. God bless those who think otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, that tweet was also deleted, but he later <a href=\"https:\/\/themaclife.com\/mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-hits-out-at-embarrassing-leadership-in-online-exchange-with-irish-politician\/\">shared an article<\/a> from his website, The Mac Life, which quoted many of his Twitter statements.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, McGregor has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-explains-why-he-tweets-and-deletes-20211117\">explained<\/a> that he \u201ctweets and deletes\u201d controversial statements because he does \u201cnot like to keep negativity on my channels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always say what I need to say, it gets reported\/spread, then I remove from my page. Its [sic] done and out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9775280898876\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Austria: Unvaccinated Could Face Prison as Country Locks Down and Govt Makes Vaccines COMPULSORY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMPcDzhJne\">https:\/\/t.co\/WMPcDzhJne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1461728473160945669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Jack Montgomery on Twitter:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>@JackBM<\/span><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>ontgomery<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC legend Conor McGregor has branded \u201cforced\u201d vaccination a \u201cwar crime\u201d and slammed the EU and its \u201clapdogs\u201d in the Irish government. McGregor, the UFC\u2019s first simultaneous two-weight world champion, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1089237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1089237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1089237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1089237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1089237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}