The above video is long but very interesting and comprehensive. It is well worth watching. I made the following notes about this interview.
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It is really fascinating listening to Robert Kennedy, he is such an intelligent deep thinker. His grasp of the lessons of history is amazing and his insights into the Ukraine war are sensible and incredibly lucid.
He has such a long term vision which is very unusual for a modern politician. He seems to be on top of issues such as the dangers of AI and the need for its proper regulation.
He offers some interesting ideas, insights, and opinions about the assassination of his uncle, President John F Kennedy.
He also talks about the CIA and its influence on journalism in order to control the narrative. He refers to Operation Mockingbird and to the more recent Trusted News Initiative which are effectively attempts to subvert proper journalism and censor dissent. He mentions his concerns about how the established corporate media seems to be conspiring to shut down alternative media voices that are now their main competitors as information brokers. He seems to be acutely aware of the slippery slope to tyranny that all this represents
He expresses concern about how fear is used to discourage critical thinking and about corrupt corporate power and its influence on government and, increasingly, its merger with government.
He expresses concern about the increasing gap between rich and poor and the diminution of the middle class. He worries about the likely emergence of a 21st century neo-feudal order.
He calls for the restoration of America’s moral authority via a more enlightened foreign policy. He talks about JFKs resistance to getting more involved in Vietnam. It seems that there were powerful interest groups that didn’t like this. Being on the side of the poor rather than an enabler of the oligarchs also was unpopular in those circles. Robert Kennedy junior favours a similar approach to his uncle.
He suggests that American military interventions have been counterproductive, costly (trillions of dollars) and highly damaging. He says the following resulted from these interventions and foreign policy decisions:
– Iraq now worse than it was under Saddam with internal conflict, poverty and instability.
– Iraq now closer to Iran making it more influential in the region
– The creation and growth of ISIS.
– The destabilisation of Europe by creating a refugee crisis.
– Riots in France.
– The UK leaving the European Union.
He points out that the Chinese have spent the same amount of money on infrastructure and strengthening China as a world power. The implication is that American warmongering has diminished the country and made it much weaker and less influential. Countries like Brazil and Saudi Arabia are now closer to China.
He wouldn’t criticise the excesses of ‘the left’ but equally wouldn’t criticise Donald Trump. His focus is to find common ground which he regards as more important than the controversies of left and right.
He feels that, ‘Big Pharma’ is corrupt, desperately needs regulation, and should be held properly responsible and accountable for harmful consequences.
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Robert F Kennedy junior comes across as a true statesman, alert to the real challenges that face the world – he would make the greatest of presidents.
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