Robert F. Kennedy Jr and the Irony of Conspiracy Theories

Over the past few years, the use of the words "conspiracy theory" has become ubiquitous, particularly in the era of COVID-19 when anyone who did not swallow the publicly acceptable vaccine and masking narratives was branded with this moniker.  In this posting, we'll look at how the U.S. intelligence community made use of this phrase and how it is ironically being used to label a potential candidate for the President of the United States in the 2024 presidential election.

  

For those of my readers that were either alive during the John F. Kennedy assassination or who follow the ongoing saga, there has long been a wide ranging disbelief in the narrative promoted by the Warren Commission which was taxed with investigating the death of America's 35th president.  As background, according to the Warren Commission's analysis, the trajectory of one of the bullets that hit both President Kennedy and Texas Governor Connally looked like this:

 

This is known as the "single bullet theory" or the "magic bullet" by those who are inclined to disbelieve the Warren Commission's conclusions.  This is just one of the many aspects of the Kennedy assassination which continues to lead to distrust in the American government to this day.

 

The Central Intelligence Agency did its best to discredit anyone who did not swallow the "Warren Commission company line".  This document dated April 1, 1967 entitled "Countering Criticism of the Warren Report" outlines the concerns that the CIA had about who was responsible for the murder of President Kennedy and how this was leading some critics to speculate that there was a conspiracy:

 

 

Notice the second last sentence of the second paragraph on page 1:

 

"The aim of this dispatch is to provide material for countering and discrediting the claims of the conspiracy theorists, so as to inhibit the circulation of such claims in other countries."

 

There you have it - conspiracy theorists. In this specific case, the CIA was invoking the term because "conspiracy theories have frequently thrown suspicion on our organization" and that the aim of the document was to protect the reputation of the CIA whose Director, Allen Dulles, had been fired by John F. Kennedy's Administration on November 29, 1961. 

 

For decades, Americans have been skeptical of the Warren Commission.  This distrust still stands today.  In fact, in the 2022 National Voter Poll About JFK Assassination, pollsters found the following:

 

1.) 50 percent believed that other people were involved in a conspiracy to kill JFK and that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only man involved.

 

2.) when asked who was primarily responsible for the planning of the act to kill JFK, respondents believed that the following actors were involved:

 

a.) CIA - 31 percent

 

b.) The Mafia - 13 percent

 

c.) Cuban government - 7 percent

 

d.) Government of the USSR - 6 percent

 

3.) when asked if President Biden should release all of the files on the JFK assassination on December 15, 2022, respondents answered as follows:

 

a.) release all files - 71 percent

 

b.) postpone release - 10 percent

 

c.) don't know/no answer - 19 percent 

  

Now, let's look at the irony of the use of the word "conspiracy theorist" in today's context which is particularly pertinent given Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent announcement that he was running as the Democratic Party candidate for President in 2024.  Here is a screen capture from Rolling Stone about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who, for personal and well-researched scientific reasons is very skeptical of Big Pharma and its vaccine programs:

 

 

Here is a screen capture from ABC News:

 

Here is a screen capture from the Washington Post:

 

 

Here is a screen capture from the Independent:

 

Here is a screen capture from the New York Times in which the author states that RFK Jr is guilty of repeating "...a popular conspiracy theory that 5G high speed transmission towers are being installed across the nation "to harvest our data and control our behaviour"."

 

 

Isn't it ironic to see the nephew of the man whose assassination is the subject of so many conspiracy theories that it concerned the CIA being branded as a conspiracy theorist himself?    I wonder if any of the writers of these articles have taken 5 minutes out of their lives to actually investigate why Robert Kennedy Jr. has concerns about vaccines, particularly the large number of vaccines mandated for American children" or if they are just parroting talking points that are provided to them by God knows who?  From what we can see, the lame stream media has already made up its mind about RFK Jr. and my guess is that they will do want ever they can to ensure that the only coverage that he gets from them will be negative, largely because the advertising revenue from Big Pharma forms such an important part of their overall business model.

 

At the very least, I find the use of the word "conspiracy theorist" as a tool to brand people who don't whole heartedly swallow the accepted narrative as a lunatic fringe offensive.  As the past three years have taught us, the only difference between a conspiracy theory and reality is three months.

The United Nations and #ThinkBeforeSharing - Guardians of the Truth and Destroyers of Conspiracy Theories

The United Nations through its agency, UNESCO which, ironically has the mantra "Building peace in the minds of men and women" has anointed itself as the great protector of the narrative through its new "#ThinkBeforeSharing" campaign.  Let's look at how the future global government sees its role in the new, disinformation-free world.

 

Here is the UNESCO's #ThinkBeforeSharing start webpage:

 

UNESCO claims the following with my bold:

 

"The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a worrying rise in disinformation and conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories can be dangerous: they often target and discriminate against vulnerable groups, ignore scientific evidence and polarize society with serious consequences. This needs to stop."

 

Those are big words from an agency that is relatively meaningless in the grand scheme of things...at least until the United Nations takes over as the world's sole government (another conspiracy theory unless you dig a bit below the surface?).

 

UNESCO's Director-General, Audrey Azoulay:

 

...who has this background:

 

 

...has this to say about "conspiracy theories":

 

"Conspiracy theories cause real harm to people, to their health, and also to their physical safety. They amplify and legitimize misconceptions about the pandemic, and reinforce stereotypes which can fuel violence and violent extremist ideologies."

  

The "#ThinkBeforeSharing" campaign is being implemented jointly with the European Commission, Twitter and the World Jewish Congress.  The purpose of the campaign is as follows:

 

"A new campaign helps you learn how to identify, debunk, react to and report on conspiracy theories to prevent their spread. Check out the infographics and social media pack below and help spread the word that facts matter and no one is to blame. Thinking critically and being informed about conspiracy theories is key to challenging them."

 

I like the part about "thinking critically" which, is in fact, what the campaign does NOT want us to do, rather, it prefer that we just accept its definition of conspiracy theories rather than using our own minds to distinguish truth from disinformation, no matter the source.

  

UNESCO is so kind as to provide us with several infographic pertinent to the "ThinkBeforeSharing ".  A line in the first one caught my attention because it seems very self-serving given that the United Nations is behind the campaign:

 

 

Here's the key line which defines conspiracy theories according to UNESCO and its partners:

 

"The belief that events are secretly manipulated behind the scenes by powerful forces with negative intent."

 

One word - irony.

  

Here's another infographic which will help the intellectually challenged serf class to determine what is and what is not a conspiracy theory:

 

Here's an infographic showing how conspiracy theories are dangerous:

 

 

Apparently conspiracy theories can result in "mistrust of public institutions which can lead to political apathy or radicalization".  Of course, this mistrust wouldn't be in anyway created by the kakistocratic nature of the political class in today's world, would it?

 

Here is an infographic showing the link between conspiracy theories and antisemitism which explains the participation of the World Jewish Congress in this campaign:

 

Noting the mention of George Soros, it would be interesting to know how much he has invested in this campaign.  It also bears noting that Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, was born into a Moroccan Jewish family.

 

While there are additional infographics, the subject matter of this one caught my attention:

 

You've got to feel sorry for those poor folks caught in a spiderweb of conspiracy theories.

  

Let's close this posting with one thought that some of have learned over the past two and a half years:

 

"The difference between conspiracy theories and reality is about six months."

  

Perhaps if governments spent less time and energy by repeatedly lying to and trying to hide things from voters, the formation of conspiracy theories would subside.

 

If you have a couple of hours to spare and you wish to learn more about the "#ThinkBeforeSharing" campaign and how conspiracy theories can be addressed though education, you might want to watch this video of a symposium held on June 27, 2022 regarding the issue: