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  • Slashed Autism Funding: RFK Jr. promised to identify the causes of autism but has eliminated parts of his agency actively investigating them and has cut millions in funding for autism research.
  • Silent on Rollbacks: Once an ardent environmentalist who took on big polluters, RFK Jr. has been silent on Trump’s dismantling of efforts to combat climate change and pollution.
  • Conflicting Priorities: RFK Jr. helps lead an administration that is reversing regulations on pollution and chemicals, including some linked to autism.
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[-] Denjin@feddit.uk 55 points 1 day ago

RFK has personally benefitted financially from the vaccines - autism misinformation mill. He's not going to support funding that for the thousandth time proves there's no link and the increase in autism rates is entirely contained within the now broader spectrum of what we define autism as.

[-] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I betcha he must be getting bank from those dozens of snake-oil MLMs trying to get their product sold.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It

[-] Denjin@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago

He understands exactly what he's doing. Calling people like RFK stupid gives them too much credit.

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Believing that he is stupid is less depressing than believing he is malicious and that a plurality of your countrymen voted for malice

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You can be both a moron and money hungry. See.... everything?

[-] Denjin@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

Again, I disagree that RFK is a moron. He's a highly educated with a BA from Harvard and a master of law. He's from extraordinary privilege from possibly the most influential and powerful family in modern American history (excluding perhaps the Trumps now). He was a highly successful environmental lawyer who intimately understands politics, economics and psychology.

He cynically uses that power, influence and education to manipulate people, exploit their fears and make himself richer and more powerful.

He's a sociopath and an amoral cunt but he's not a moron.

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