Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is facing widespread criticism from political leaders and civil rights organizations after a video surfaced of him making false claims that COVID-19 was designed to attack certain ethnic groups while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people — a conspiracy theory that drew accusations of antisemitism and racism.

  • Flying Squid
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    11 year ago

    Yes, how ‘reasonable’ of him to suggest COVID-19 was a bioweapon designed to spare Jews and Chinese people. That’s the very definition of a reasonable position that is not in any way bigoted and fucking nuts.

    • MasterOBee Master/King
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      21 year ago

      Yes, how ‘reasonable’ of him to suggest COVID-19 was a bioweapon designed to spare Jews and Chinese people

      Where did he say that, can you provide the direct quote?

      • Flying Squid
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        01 year ago

        Yes, I’ve played that game before. “He didn’t literally say exactly that thing, therefore he didn’t say it.”

        • MasterOBee Master/King
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          11 year ago

          He said viruses can impact different ethnicities differently.

          You’re making up that he said it was created as a bioweapon.

          • Flying Squid
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            11 year ago

            He was talking about COVID in the context of bioweapons that could target ethnic groups. I saw the whole video. You’re not going to be able to gaslight me by attempting to take just the COVID part out of context.

            • MasterOBee Master/King
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              11 year ago

              You must not have read the article. Here ya go:

              Kennedy later posted a video statement on Sunday, saying in part: “Nobody has suggested that these were deliberately engineered changes and I certainly don’t believe that they were deliberately engineered,” but calling it “kind of a proof of concept that you can develop bioweapons that will attack certain ethnicities.”

              • Flying Squid
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                11 year ago

                Again- I watched the video.

                Why are you gaslighting me?

                  • Flying Squid
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                    11 year ago

                    Gaslighting by telling me I didn’t see and hear what I saw and heard. You keep talking about the article as if there wasn’t video. I think it’s pretty clear you haven’t actually watched the video.