I can't help but think RFK Jr. is like the protagonist in Pink Floyd's The Wall: "and the worm(s) ate into his brain." He's built up a wall of lies and grievances against those he perceives of having wronged him, and whipped followers into a state of frenzy against those shadowy forces. One day, his wall will come down with a loud crash. Thank you for exposing just how deluded and dangerous he's become.
Maybe I'll come back and finish the last 80% if I need the entertainment, but it would be no more interesting than the theories of my local dumpster-diver if Kennedy were from any other family.
And Teddy died in 2009; 70 million voters under 35 have no real connection to the name. It was never more than a Pat-Buchanan level of challenge; certainly didn't arise to the level of Ross Perot.
That was a wild romp. He’s such a freak (and I mean that in a bad way…plenty of good freaks out there).
I highly recommend listening to Behind the Bastard’s recent episodes on RFK Jr. it focuses a bit more on his childhood and the trauma he went through. I almost (…almost) feel sorry for him, but he is a real bastard.
I just listened to three of the episodes on a short road trip, most of which I was out of cell service for, or I may have gotten through all 4 of them.
Initially the AM radio host vibes put me off, but it was fairly entertaining. A few truly wild story’s. Worth a listen.
Aw geez. So difficult to read through, one hardly knows where to begin. He had a serious conversation with world-renowned intellectual Rosanne Barr? In your opinion, is the guy seriously deranged or a cynical seeker of power? I’d like to say he’s low IQ, but like Trump he seems to have a crafty instinct for attracting dissidents and discontents.
I dunno about IQ — the many certainly has a memory for facts, dates, and events, to the point where many of his interviewers look a bit bored.
But I do think he believes it all. And I genuinely think he started down this path because he thought he was helping people. I really don't have a good explanation for how he's radicalized in this way — though, I'll be honest, a literal brain parasite does strike me as a tidy answer.
...I greatly respect Greg Palast, who nailed the first of three "stealings" of the Florida 2000 vote, their voter suppression program. He was a writing partner with BK2 ten years later, had done a lot of good work together, when Kennedy abruptly lost memory of doing something a few days earlier, and began going into nonsense. Palast promised his partner that he'd cut all ties and not be near when Kennedy flamed out, and did so, now thankful.
Whether the "organic" failure is an actual worm, or just plaque in the brain, is probably not relevant.
My opinion (which isn’t worth very much) is that he comes from one of the most privileged families in history. His expectation has always been that people would listen to him *because* he’s a Kennedy. When that stopped happening since he was too crazy, he had to dig deeper to find people who would support him.
I think he’s both a true believer and someone with a fragile ego who needs people telling him how smart and insightful he is.
I can't help but think RFK Jr. is like the protagonist in Pink Floyd's The Wall: "and the worm(s) ate into his brain." He's built up a wall of lies and grievances against those he perceives of having wronged him, and whipped followers into a state of frenzy against those shadowy forces. One day, his wall will come down with a loud crash. Thank you for exposing just how deluded and dangerous he's become.
Maybe I'll come back and finish the last 80% if I need the entertainment, but it would be no more interesting than the theories of my local dumpster-diver if Kennedy were from any other family.
And Teddy died in 2009; 70 million voters under 35 have no real connection to the name. It was never more than a Pat-Buchanan level of challenge; certainly didn't arise to the level of Ross Perot.
OK. The trick to it is to take a lot of drugs late at night, then read.
Wow. What a mixture of grift, entertainment, politics, and mental self-harm.
Haha I'm glad you came back and read it! This has been a work in progress for about a year
That was a wild romp. He’s such a freak (and I mean that in a bad way…plenty of good freaks out there).
I highly recommend listening to Behind the Bastard’s recent episodes on RFK Jr. it focuses a bit more on his childhood and the trauma he went through. I almost (…almost) feel sorry for him, but he is a real bastard.
4 crazy episodes.
https://omny.fm/shows/behind-the-bastards/part-one-the-rfk-jr-episodes
I have been recommended Behind the Bastards so many times, and I know I'll like it. But the mammoth episodes and slow pace always turns me off it.
I need to put it on for a nice long drive with nothing to do.
I just listened to three of the episodes on a short road trip, most of which I was out of cell service for, or I may have gotten through all 4 of them.
Initially the AM radio host vibes put me off, but it was fairly entertaining. A few truly wild story’s. Worth a listen.
Aw geez. So difficult to read through, one hardly knows where to begin. He had a serious conversation with world-renowned intellectual Rosanne Barr? In your opinion, is the guy seriously deranged or a cynical seeker of power? I’d like to say he’s low IQ, but like Trump he seems to have a crafty instinct for attracting dissidents and discontents.
I dunno about IQ — the many certainly has a memory for facts, dates, and events, to the point where many of his interviewers look a bit bored.
But I do think he believes it all. And I genuinely think he started down this path because he thought he was helping people. I really don't have a good explanation for how he's radicalized in this way — though, I'll be honest, a literal brain parasite does strike me as a tidy answer.
There are the three of them that have lost it while the whole world was watching: Naomi Wolf, https://newrepublic.com/article/162702/naomi-wolf-madness-feminist-icon-antivaxxer
Lara Logan: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/lara-logan-60-minutes-correspondent-conspiracy-theories/674168/
, and him. In his case, it would appear to be organic brain failure, early-onset dementia 11 years ago:
https://www.gregpalast.com/i-was-on-the-phone-with-rfk-jr-when-he-lost-his-mind/
...I greatly respect Greg Palast, who nailed the first of three "stealings" of the Florida 2000 vote, their voter suppression program. He was a writing partner with BK2 ten years later, had done a lot of good work together, when Kennedy abruptly lost memory of doing something a few days earlier, and began going into nonsense. Palast promised his partner that he'd cut all ties and not be near when Kennedy flamed out, and did so, now thankful.
Whether the "organic" failure is an actual worm, or just plaque in the brain, is probably not relevant.
My opinion (which isn’t worth very much) is that he comes from one of the most privileged families in history. His expectation has always been that people would listen to him *because* he’s a Kennedy. When that stopped happening since he was too crazy, he had to dig deeper to find people who would support him.
I think he’s both a true believer and someone with a fragile ego who needs people telling him how smart and insightful he is.
This is a recent and useful contribution to the history of this crackpot: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/rfk-jr-endorse-trump-execute-drug-dealers/679597/