• TwoGems@lemmy.world
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    Some alt right troll will come in here and make up some off topic argument like they always do, like, “how Do U define the alt right?” when you point out RFK is an obvious alt right plant for Republicans.

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      “He’s just skeptical of giving kids too many vaccines at once. What’s wrong with questioning the FDA, which gets paid of by drug companies?”

      That’s what I see most commonly

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    He’s a moderate Republican running as a Democrat. Absurd. This country keeps sprinting towards the right wing.

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        Republicans in America are fascists and extremely right-wing - so a moderate one is both of those things.

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        He’s clearly a radical. Listen to one of his public performances. Very, very radical ideas and ideology.

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        I would. Sure, he has a couple conspiracy theories, like anti-vax stuff, but on most policies he’s a moderate

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      Thank fuckin God. We’d have nothing left if we didn’t stand up to the communists currently attempting a takeover

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        Gonna assume you’re trolling, because when I read mega dumb comments I give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they’re purposefully being obtuse. If you’re not, define communism

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          You need like the marxists leninist maoist definings or an explanation of the modern efforts being put forth by the underlings in the party you are likely to be voting for?

          I’m not going to provide either to you because you have a computer in your hand but I’m sure you can find plenty of examples that fit even your definition of it.

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    Did he think no one would find that out or did he just not give a shit? I’m still confused about what the whole point of this campaign is because it doesn’t seem to be achieving anything.

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          A ton of people will just see the name Kennedy and do it out of reflex. Not that even President Kennedy was a great guy. Had he gotten to serve out his whole term and possibly a second one I think he would be remembered much differently than he is now. Most of his likely scandals never came to fruition because it would be pointless trying to smear a corpse that was no longer in your way.

          But a ton of low information on educated reactionary voters will see Kennedy, as not what your country can do for you etc and pull the lever thinking surely he couldn’t be any worse than Biden. All the misinformation they’ve heard about Biden he’s horrible of course right? They would do it in a heartbeat.

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            I read stuff like this and initially think “no, people have a vague sense of who these politicians are” and then I remember 2008 when a girl told me John McCain was the protagonist from Die Hard and refused to believe otherwise.

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            The good news is, those morons are largely confined to the Republican party, so it shouldn’t affect the outcome of the Democratic primaries at all.

            Which is why I’m increasingly convinced RFK Jr’s real reason for doing this is to get his name out there so he can be Trump’s VP pick, so the two can claim they’re a “bipartisan” “moderate” “unity” ticket. throws up

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      So you’re saying a guy can’t run for office to launder money to friends and family? That’s how this whole thing works. If we stop that, the wheels come off, and it’ll be your fault. /s

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        It’s hard not to laugh at these people. They are just so oblivious and are so proud of themselves it’s pitiful.

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    RFK Jr 2024 🙌️ 🙌️

    End the corrupt merger of state and corporate power. End the forever wars. Clean up the environment. Fund science to identify the causes of problems, not just to develop new ways to monetize treatment.

    PS. An article making a big deal over the fact that he paid vendors? Thanks CNN.

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        If you actually listen to him talk rather than just fishing for gotchas, you’d see he points out that the government currently operates in the name of corporations - subsidies, liability protection, use of force. This is a big part of the problem in the ongoing proliferation of fossil fuel extraction and consumption. It’s not as irrational as you make it out to be, to defend personal individual rights while still directing the power of government to clean up the environment.

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          I was not “fishing for gotchas.” I heard the discussion. He was using denialist talking points. And Peterson was even more so with no pushback from Kennedy.

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      What forever wars is the US currently involved in? This sounds like a campaign slogan from 2012

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      Get out with your body autonomy bullshit. We should ban any body autonomy!