Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a Democrat in the 2024 presidential field and actually polling fairly well at the moment. But there’s very little, if anything, in his beliefs that tie him to the actual Democratic Party platform. Or, really, the platform of any sane individual.
In fact, Kennedy will latch on to just about any conspiracy theory out there, which has made him something of a darling with right-wing personalities, garnering coverage on Fox News, a recent Twitter space hangout with Elon Musk, and endorsements from a real rogues’ gallery, including crypto shills like Jack Dorsey.
Here’s a rundown of just some of the things Kennedy – who is married to actor Cheryl Hines (sorry if this is the first you’re hearing of that) – believes and is running on:
- This has become something of a classic conspiracy, but Kennedy, of course, believes that childhood vaccines cause autism. It’s hard to overstate just how much this belief has permeated society over the years and how much damage it has done to our collective ability to think logically and believe science just because a bunch of celebrities told us not to.
- Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism, naturally, morphed into him joining the chorus of people decrying the COVID vaccines. He also believes the virus was a bioweapon.
- He’s been an election denier for a while now, believing that John Kerry defeated George Bush in the 2004 election for reasons that are unclear. Kennedy has also mused that he’s not quite entirely sure Joe Biden won the 2020 election, either.
- If you ask Kennedy, the CIA controls some of the top liberal media outlets, such as the Daily Beast, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone, and Salon. I will admit I do like the idea of the CIA pulling the strings on the minds of liberals by publishing articles on the best summer TV shows.
- Much like the COVID vaccines, Kennedy has jumped on the recent conspiracy that 5G is a plot to not only control Americans, but cause cancer and alter human DNA.
- Kennedy, whose father and uncle were both assassinated, believes the rise of gun violence and mass shootings in the United States is due to pharmaceutical drugs (he has specifically singled out Prozac).
- Speaking of his father’s assassination, Kennedy is the only one of his siblings to advocate for the release of Sirhan Sirhan, his father’s killer. Not because of mercy or forgiveness, but because Kennedy believes Thane Cesar, his father’s security guard, is the real killer.
- Oh, by the way, these aren’t necessarily conspiracies, but Kennedy would like all of us to consider the Russian perspective in their war with Ukraine, believes Biden is a warmonger, and would like to ultimately seal the border with Mexico permanently.
Robert Kennedy, Jr. Is Also Spreading Conspiracy Theories on the Campaign Trail
As part of his ascent up the Democratic primary polls (kind of), RFK Jr. has been making the rounds on podcasts very friendly to his belief, including Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson, who is an imbecile masquerading as what we project a smart person to look and sound like.
While appearing on Peterson’s show, Kennedy talked about Atrazine, a pesticide that he believes is in drinking water and is one of the main causes of “sexual dysphoria” in young men these days. The skepticism surrounding drinking water – despite actually being one of the safest ways to drink water given its rigorous testing – is another conspiracy theory Kennedy is happy to be on board with.
What Does RFK Jr. Believe About the JFK Assassination?
Given that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is such a big fan of conspiracies, you might be wondering where he stands on the big kahuna: his uncle’s assassination.
Given his ongoing beef with the CIA, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he pins JFK’s assassination on the agency, a fairly common belief among JFK conspiracy theorists.
In some ways, you can see how Kennedy has become something of an insurgent darling. He’s built a pretty big tent, with enough room to include every single conspiracy, no matter how mild or unhinged it might be. As we all know, there’s a very hungry audience for conspiratorial voices these days, and Kennedy has been a player in this arena for decades now (though his opinion on whether the Moon landing was staged remains to be seen, a major gap in his conspiracy bona fides).
The big difference here that separates Kennedy from other people spewing the same conspiracies is that he has supreme name recognition, thanks to being in one of the premier political families in American history. It probably doesn’t hurt either that the Q crowd believes his cousin, John F. Kennedy Jr., who was killed in a plane crash in 1999, is actually still very much alive and allegedly helping Donald Trump take down the evil cabal fueled by children’s blood.
There’s no telling how far Kennedy’s campaign will ultimately go, but I’m not willing to dismiss anything anymore.
Image courtesy of Gage Skidmore.
