{"id":1161073,"date":"2021-12-27T13:04:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161073"},"modified":"2021-12-27T13:04:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:04:30","slug":"lori-lightfoot-warns-unvaccinated-chicagoans-in-video-wishing-a-joyous-kwanzaa-to-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoot-warns-unvaccinated-chicagoans-in-video-wishing-a-joyous-kwanzaa-to-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Lightfoot Warns Unvaccinated Chicagoans in Video Wishing a \u2018Joyous Kwanzaa&#039; to All"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Flori-lightfoot-warns-unvaccinated-chicagoans-in-video-wishing-a-joyous-kwanzaa-to-all%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=1161073&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) and her spouse Amy issued a warning to unvaccinated Chicagoans as part of a video wishing all a \u201cjoyous Kwanzaa\u201d \u2014 a holiday created by black nationalists \u2014 while claiming the Marxist-rooted holiday\u2019s principles \u201cguide us to unity and cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoyous Kwanza [sic], Chicago! Amy and I wish to extend a very beautiful and prosperous Kwanzaa to all of you celebrating this season,\u201d Lightfoot said in a video alongside her spouse on Sunday.<\/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>\u201cAs you light the candles and gather in unity, we hope your holiday is filled with rejoicing and happiness,\u201d Amy said, followed by the mayor who claimed Kwanzaa\u2019s seven principles \u2014 the same principles of the&nbsp;Symbionese Liberation Army \u2014 \u201cguide us to unity and cooperation as we work to uplift and protect our neighbors.\u201d Those Marxist-rooted principles include ujima, which means \u201ccollective work and responsibility,\u201d as well as ujamaa, which means \u201ccooperative economics.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9892476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kwanzaa-celebration-candles-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9892476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kwanzaa-celebration-candles-getty.jpg\" alt=\"Camille Yarborough sings African music behind a traditional &#039;kinara&#039; candelabra during a news preview of the &#039;Kwanzaa 2004: We Are Family&#039; festival at the American Museum of Natural History December 22, 2004 in New York City. The festival will take place December 26 and will include traditional African dance, spoken word, drumming and live musical performances. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the video, Lightfoot dramatically pivoted into a lecture on getting vaccinated, urging people to maintain \u201cCOVID-19 safe celebrations\u201d and touting vaccines as the \u201cbest way\u201d to protect people from the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that includes 5-11-year-olds, who are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine,\u201d she continued, as Amy made it clear that only fully vaccinated individuals should&nbsp;gather with others who have been fully vaccinated \u201cwithout restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19060898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nov24-2021-canada-young-boy-coronavirus-vaccine-gettyimages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19060898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nov24-2021-canada-young-boy-coronavirus-vaccine-gettyimages.jpg\" alt=\"A child, 11, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children in Montreal, Quebec on November 24, 2021. - Today is the first day that children are allowed to receive the version of the vaccine designed for children aged 5 to 11 years old in Canada. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov \/ AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child, 11, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine (ANDREJ IVANOV\/AFP via Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMay the light of peace bring happiness to your homes. We wish you the warmth and togetherness of Kwanzaa. Habari Gani, Chicago,\u201d Lightfoot added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The seven principles of Kwanzaa are as important as ever and should be a guide for all of us. <\/p>\n<p>Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate. \ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kb0EtBwDMY\">pic.twitter.com\/kb0EtBwDMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\/status\/1475179738360692746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;The Kwanzaa greeting generated a significant amount of mockery on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u201c\u2018You must have a cultural revolution before the violent revolution.\u2019 \u2013 Maulana Karenga, founder of Kwanzaa in 1966. Choose better heroes,\u201d&nbsp;one user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmetz131\/status\/1475465564898349058\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many people were shot this weekend?\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthony_leach_\/status\/1475254388444831746\">asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease tell me this is a joke,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karsten_noer\/status\/1475474835795025924\">begged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot is hardly the only politician to wish people a Happy Kwanzaa while blatantly ignoring its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/12\/30\/ann-coulter-happy-kwanzaa-the-holiday-brought-to-you-by-the-fbi-3\/\">black nationalist and Marxist roots<\/a>, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/26\/joe-biden-celebrates-peace-unity-and-joy-of-kwanzaa-in-a-statement\/\">extended<\/a> their warmest regards as well:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we begin the seven days of Kwanzaa, Jill and I send our best wishes to everyone celebrating. May this time of reflection on the rich heritage of African American culture bring peace, unity, and joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1475126705278828555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My favorite principle is the second: Kujichagulia (self-determination). This principle is about having the power to design your own life and determine your own future. It\u2019s a deeply American principle. From our family to yours, happy Kwanzaa.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP\/status\/1475272170544799750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) and her spouse Amy issued a warning to unvaccinated Chicagoans as part of a video wishing all a \u201cjoyous Kwanzaa\u201d \u2014 a holiday created by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"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-1161073","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\/1161073","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1161073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161073\/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=1161073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1161073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1161073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}