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    Re: (FAIR) Boosting RFK Jr., Murdoch Pushes 2024 Rightward Archived Message

    Posted by Ian M on June 30, 2023, 7:38 pm, in reply to "(FAIR) Boosting RFK Jr., Murdoch Pushes 2024 Rightward"

    Pretty weak from FAIR - guilt by association and cherry picking the stances that make him look bad from a liberal/left perspective. This says it all:

    '“I like Elon Musk because he supports freedom of speech,” Kennedy said, playing to Musk’s right-wing following.'

    Right, because the left is all pro-censorship, and only right wingers care about free speech now...

    They could have mentioned his anti-war stance on Ukraine, which none of the other candidates have spoken about so honestly (that I've seen):





    And for all the noise about him being 'anti-vaccine' (actually he wants them properly tested before they go to market) his position on pharma fundamentally aligns with the leftist critique of the corporate capture of the industry. Although maybe that's another principle the liberal left has forgotten it stands for since covid... Discussed here from 11:45:





    Yes, it sounds like he's a free market ideologue and his views on immigration and Israel/Palestine are repulsive. Also, saying something before you're elected is easier than actually seeing through to policy. But to smear him as a puppet of the right, while ignoring everything that jibes with a leftist stance is petty tribalism and doesn't do anyone any favours. I thought FAIR was better than that...

    cheers,
    I

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