• Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Robert F. Kennedy had posted this video narrated by Woody Harrelson where he was “setting the record straight” about his reputation and his views. I didn’t know him very well at the time. (I’m Canadian. I don’t follow everything about US politics and the various candidates.) And he had me convinced he wasn’t a bad guy at all. He presented himself as someone who fought for the environment. Someone who cared about working class Americans by defending some people against large corporations, etc.

    However, the more I read about him, the worse it got. His position about the war in Ukraine. His position on the COVID vaccine. His past actions, like dumping a dead bear cub in central park (WTF, for real) among other things. He made some dumb decisions and took some positions that I didn’t agree with. And I realized he was too dangerous to be a world leader. But, I didn’t consider him as someone as fucking crazy as Trump.

    But now… Him supporting Trump and saying he will “make Americans healthy”? Fucking hell. I didn’t think he’d drink the fucking Kool-Aid.

    Like Obi-Wan said: “Who’s the more foolish. The fool, or the one who follows him?”

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      3 months ago

      I don’t think he’s consumed the Kool-Aid. I think he’s disgusting and greedy enough to pass out the kool-aid to others for his own gain.

    • SmokumJoe@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Dude has always been nuts. Behind the Bastards did a four parter on him. Goes into the history of the Kennedy’s as well. They were a strange messed up family.