{"id":390000,"date":"2022-01-05T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/utah-tech-exec-quits-after-outrage-over-email-calling-covid-vaccine-a-jewish-plot\/"},"modified":"2022-01-05T21:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:00:38","slug":"utah-tech-exec-quits-after-outrage-over-email-calling-covid-vaccine-a-jewish-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/utah-tech-exec-quits-after-outrage-over-email-calling-covid-vaccine-a-jewish-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Utah tech exec quits after outrage over email calling COVID vaccine a &#8216;Jewish plot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Utah tech exec quits after outrage over email calling COVID vaccine a &#8216;Jewish plot&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Utah tech executive who sent an email to local business and political leaders claiming that the COVID-19 vaccine was a \u201csadistic\u201d Jewish plot to \u201ceuthanize the American people\u201d has stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>The email was sent early Monday to some of the most powerful figures in the state\u2019s public and private sectors, including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah Jazz owner and Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith, along with a group of other local executives in a part of the country known as the \u201cSilicon Slopes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Bateman, the co-founder and chairman of property management software provider Entrata, acknowledged in the email \u2014 which was sent from his company account \u2014 that it \u201csounds bonkers,\u201d but claimed the vaccine was a plot to depopulate the Earth sponsored by \u201celites\u201d including George Soros and Bill Gates, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/politics\/2022\/01\/04\/entrata-ceo-accuses-jews\/\">according to the Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the pandemic and systematic extermination of billions of people will lead to an effort to consolidate all the countries in the world under a single flag with totalitarian rule,\u201d Bateman said in the email, according to the Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray that I\u2019m wrong on this. Utah has got to stop the vaccination drive. Warn your employees. Warn your friends. Prepare. Stay safe,\u201d Bateman said.<\/p>\n<p>By Tuesday afternoon, Bateman had resigned from the company and stepped off its board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Fortune magazine called Entrata \u201cUtah\u2019s newest software unicorn\u201d after it raised $507 million in funding from investors, including powerhouse private equity firm Silver Lake.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Silver Lake told Bloomberg that Bateman\u2019s email \u201cdoes not reflect our views in any way and we resoundingly condemn anti-Semitism and hate in all its forms.\u201d Silver Lake\u2019s $90 billion portfolio includes shares in tech unicorns like Airbnb, Alibaba, Dell Technologies, GoDaddy, Skype and SoFi.<\/p>\n<p>Bateman is well known among political figures in Utah, where he has been a major donor to the state\u2019s Republican Party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-05-at-10.34.06-AM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Entrata logo\" class=\"wp-image-20720502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-05-at-10.34.06-AM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-05-at-10.34.06-AM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-05-at-10.34.06-AM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Entrata, which is based in Lehi, Utah, is a startup that specializes in property management software.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Entrata<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cox, the state\u2019s governor, on Wednesday posted a tweet condemning Bateman\u2019s email, writing: \u201cThese irresponsible comments are hurtfully anti-Semitic, blatantly false, and we completely reject them.\u201d The governor referred to the remarks as \u201cbats*** crazy\u201d on his personal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p>The message, whose subject line contains the word \u201cGenocide,\u201d was first reported on Tuesday by Fox 13 TV in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe there is a sadistic effort underway to euthanize the American people,\u201d Bateman wrote. <\/p>\n<p>In the email, Bateman cast doubt on the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine while falsely claiming that Jews have \u201cinfiltrated\u201d the Catholic Church by installing one of their own, Pope Francis, as the church\u2019s top religious official.<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote that there is a campaign to silence anyone who criticizes the inoculations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the Jews are behind this,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 300 years the Jews have been trying to infiltrate the Catholic Church and place a Jew covertly at the top. It h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened in 2013 with Pope Francis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bateman confirmed to Fox 13 TV that he is the author of the email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. I sent it,\u201d he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> station. \u201cI have nothing but love for the Jewish people. Some of my closest friends are Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said: \u201cBut I do believe Scottish Rite Freemasons are behind the pandemic (overwhelmingly Jewish). And I fear billions of people around the globe right now are being exterminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The email sparked a backlash from local business, religious and political leaders, prompting Bateman to resign on Tuesday as CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Entrata released a statement condemning Bateman\u2019s comments and distancing itself from its co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be absolutely clear, we at Entrata firmly condemn anti-Semitism in any and all forms,\u201d company CEO Adam Edmunds said in a statement. \u201cFor those who have seen and been offended or disturbed by the content of Dave\u2019s email, we understand and share your disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/spencer-cox_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox\" class=\"wp-image-20721858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/spencer-cox_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/spencer-cox_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/spencer-cox_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Wednesday posted a tweet condemning Bateman\u2019s email, writing: \u201cThese irresponsible comments are hurtfully anti-Semitic, blatantly false, and we completely reject them.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chad Hurst<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Edmunds wrote: \u201cThe opinions expressed by Dave were his alone, and do not reflect the views or values of Entrata, the executive team, board of directors, or investors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bateman told Fox 13 he \u201chad no intention of raising a big stir\u201d and that the email was meant to be shared with a few close friends.<\/p>\n<p>Local Jewish officials were outraged, including Rabbi Avremi Zippel of Chabad Utah, who called the comments \u201cblatant anti-Semitism\u201d and a \u201cflaming pile of garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United Jewish Federation of Utah said the email contained \u201cvile, hyperbolic and untrue accusations against Jews which amplify some of the worst anti-Semitism in our history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clint Betts, the head of Silicon Slopes Commons, the trade association that represents tech firms in Utah, is one of the email\u2019s recipients. He called the message \u201cinsane, intolerant, and anti-Semitic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entrata, based in Lehi, Utah, was founded in 2003. It employs 1,400 workers. <\/p>\n<p>The firm is believed to be valued at more than $1 billion.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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