What did RFK jr do to lose you?
Discussion
He said a lot of dumb things about Palestinians at his latest interview on Breaking Points, including that they are the most pampered people on earth.
My take was he meant that Palestinians receive a lot of aid from other countries but that Hammas doesn't give it to the people who then suffer immensely. But some people understood it differently.
What really struck me from that interview was that he seemed to say abstract advocacy of violence is not/should not be protected by the First Amendment. In other words that he'd be against Brandenburg v. Ohio.
That I think is very dangerous.
The "what an ass" comment is about him calling Palestinians the most pampered people on Earth. I understand perhaps they've received more aid per-capita, but you could only construe that as "pampered" if you completely ignore that they are the most terrorized and bombed people on earth.
He is heavily pro-Israel which is a deal breaker for me at this point. I don't think anyone could be pro-Israel unless they either don't have a decent diet of information from both sides, or they have a monstrously evil psyche. He is certain of his view, which means he is either monsterous or both ill-informed and certain, and the combination of ill-informed and certain is itself a big red flag for me.
Oh, also, I've listened to Vivek more recently and that guy really really impresses me. He comes closer to how I think than RFK Jr does.