I don't really know much about him except that everyone seems to hate him too.

Unrelated ramble: This election reminds me of the leadup to the election that Ventura won in Minnesota with 2 guys everyone hated leaving it ripe for a weird third party to win. I don't suspect RFK could pull it off, because I think Ventura's celebrity and centrism was an important part of that formula.

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    No he's a conspiracy theorist on vaccines, a diehard zionist, a transphobe, and anti-abortion

  • 420stalin69
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    4 months ago

    Nah. He’s a reactionary conspiracist conservative.

    He’s like Josh Hawley in my mind in that he hates the deep state and opposes neoliberalism so sometimes he will say something against those things that I agree with since I’m also against those things.

    But having a shared thing you’re against doesn’t mean you are both for the same thing. What those types are for is antithetical to me. They want some kind of theocratic patriarchy, they oppose social welfare, they view medicine as a conspiracy, they the idea of individual rights if those rights give power to anyone who doesn’t fit their narrow mould, etc

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    4 months ago

    No, lol. There's a legitimate argument to be made that he's worse. At least the other two wouldn't try to ban medicine.

    • Dessa [she/her]
      hexagon
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      4 months ago

      He wasn't too bad. Not to great, but not too bad.

      Walz has been fantastic

      • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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        4 months ago

        Fantastic is a very strong word but about as good as can be expected for a democrat yeah

        The uber/lyft minimum wage bill and carving out the Mayo Clinic from the hospital staffing bill both rankled me as extremely blatant examples of caving to corporate demands at the first sign of pushback, and worse, the uber/lyft set the precedent for Frey in Minneapolis to do the same thing, proving that uber can just extort the whole state and is effectively above the law.

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    No. A genocidal freak like the rest of them.

    If they are in federal politics, it’s over. At best you’ll get some ghouls who feel enough remorse to spill the beans about how the world works, but not enough to actually distance themselves from the sector.

    • Dessa [she/her]
      hexagon
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      4 months ago

      With RFK and No Labels in the mix, you know, Maybe Afroman is viable. Not like voting is making much of a difference anyhow. I have a feeling shit is gonna get really weird

  • GayTuckerCarlson [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    At his best he's a lib, at his worse he's an outright reactionary. Between Trump, Brandon, and Kennedy if you are planning on voting Brandon is the best of the three

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    No, what the other people said.

    The only thing that could be concidered a progressive move in this regard would be the fact that he would be the first break in American political tradition since George Washington to not be from one of the political party duopolies and presents to the American people physical proof that it is possible to even elect a president without the backing of the entrenched political aristocracy.

    Is that enough to counterbalance all the other shit wrong with him? No lol. The only good thing about the duds is that he's a brainwormed boomer voter magnet and can act as a spoiler for either candidate and could possibly snatch the crown of victory from whichever candidate he doesn't like more. He's an entertaining wildcard in a cardgame full of jokers

  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    He's a zionist cuck. He's a vax conspiracy brainworms

    https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-07-17/ty-article/.premium/robert-kennedy-jr-turns-to-right-wing-pro-israel-allies-to-assuage-antisemitism-concerns/00000189-642c-dc6b-a3f9-ee3d8c980000

    "The people who are most immune [to COVID-19] are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese'"

    I also have strong feeling against political dynasties. Ventura shilling for him is probably either being paid or his pretty strong feelings on JFK's assassination being a cover up. Again dynasites suck. I have some respect for Ventura, but that guy in his later years is a leaf blowing in the wind on who or what he attaches to. He already had good enough shot aaginst the establishment. His wife has medical needs. Boy gotta eat.

    What the is up with him and the NFL? Dynasties.

    Robert F Kennedy Jr apologizes for Super Bowl ad that referenced JFK - TV spot by pro-Kennedy political action committee drew sharp criticisms from members of late president’s family

    I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain,” Kennedy wrote on social media late on Sunday. He said the ad was created by American Values 2024, a pro-Kennedy political action committee (Pac), “without any involvement or approval” from his presidential campaign.

    Nonetheless, the commercial remained pinned to the top of his X page, directly above his apology.

    American Values PAC

    American Values 2024 (AV24) is a super PAC committed to educating and mobilizing voters to elect candidates who will restore and protect the soul of democracy in the United States. Today, AV24 supports Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign.

    Our long-term vision is to build a movement starting at the local level to create a national groundswell that will address the critical issues our country faces. AV24 is co-founded by Mark Gorton (CEO of Tower Research Capital) and Tony Lyons (President of Skyhorse Publishing).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gorton

    • creator of LimeWire,[3] a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Java Platform, and chief executive of the Lime Group. Lime Group, based in New York, owns LimeWire as well as Lime Brokerage LLC (a stock brokerage), Tower Research Capital LLC[4] (a hedge fund), and LimeMedical LLC (a medical software company).

    • Gorton has supported Children's Health Defense brainworms , an anti-vaccine misinformation group run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Tony Lyons - People are sick of corruption in this country

    Show

    That book wall is a feast of frothingfash

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhorse_Publishing

    • In 2023, the AP reported that Skyhorse had a deal to publish books by the vaccine misinformation organisation Children's Health Defense, run by RFK Jr

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/tony-lyons

    A father of a daughter with Autism - also see my books about autism that I publish.

    Vaccines and Allergies Are autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's connected? "A Dad's diary"

    Aaron Rodgers eyed as running mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Redeeeming quality is he wants to draw back the military and use it as a peace dividend. (He claims to) Then this shit with isntrael

    "Don't Blame Israel on the Gaza Crisis"

    RFK Jr. Tells young voters 'Absurd' to call Israel an aparthied state

  • Fishroot [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    no

    He also said that MLK getting harrass by the FBI is justified because they weren't able to find anything on him with all the harassments (prooving his innocence) and this is because the system is working as intended so it's good

  • geese_feces [comrade/them, love/loves]
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    4 months ago

    Even if a third party candidate won the popular vote, it would be nearly impossible to win the electoral college. If RFK wins any states, it will be unlikely that anyone gets to 270, and then the house picks the president and senate picks VP.