Eric Zuesse
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Many Americans are disgusted with the demonstrably low quality of the two leading prospective nominees of America’s political Parties for the Presidency: Trump and Biden. Even the leading alternative prospective contestants, Ron DeSantis and Kamala Harris (if Biden gets booted by the DNC because he is so depressing to so many voters) are no better, and maybe are even worse. America is increasingly heading to become a failed state that is also a nuclear super-power: despised and feared, instead of admired and warmly regarded, around the world. Is this even a democracy, at all (other than just formally, via a great Constitution that has become just a mere piece of paper to both of the political Parties and to the U.S. Supreme Court itself)? None of those four prospective nominees has the respect of a majority of Americans. And, in a year-long contest between them, the respect for each one of them will almost inevitably fall even further.
No person who has the respect of less than a majority of the U.S. population should be even a nominee of either of the political Parties. None of those four meets that minimum standard, or is likely to.
I shall suggest here two persons, one from each of the two Parties, whom I believe probably would achieve the respect of a majority of the U.S. population as representing that person’s Party in the 2024 U.S. Presidential contest: RFK Jr. for the Democratic Party, versus Louisiana U.S. Senator John Kennedy (no relation) for the Republican Party. Both of them are enormously gifted barristers, or public presenters and arguers about legal matters, and even rise to eloquence at times, as being such; and both of them argue their respective cases with a power sufficient to crush almost any opponent in a debate. Both of those men are, in other words, brilliant, though one is a conservative and the other is a progressive. A contest between them would be on the issues instead of only the personalities, because each of the two in debate conveys both passion and sincerity as an advocate for his position. Only by that means would there be even a possibility that the 2024 U.S. Presidential contest will rise above being the type of purely personality-based contest, or entertainment show, mere horse-race, that U.S. Presidential contests have always been since at least the year 2000 and which mere horse-races have been destroying this country. A political contest that is more about personalities than it is about issues cannot authentically BE a democratic contest, because every Government is ultimately policies; if personalities are instead what dominates it, then it becomes more theater than politics, and personalities then dominate over politics so that the country might as well BE a dictatorship.
I will not here say anything about RFK Jr., because he is already a declared candidate for the Democratic Party’s U.S. Presidential nomination and will consequently be presenting his case for many months, a case that will represent America’s progressives. However, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana is, at present, only little known outside his state; and, so, regarding him, I present the link to my May 6th article, “Here is the U.S. Senate Debate that Destroyed Biden’s Climate Plan”, and I suggest that any Republican who is reading this should evaluate whether this is the type of person who would be the likeliest to defeat anyone whom the Democratic Party might nominate for the Presidency. In addition, there is also already a Web-page, “senator john kennedy for president”, which links to, as-of now, ten web-pages in which that U.S. Senator is presenting his case on a number of federal issues. Though that Senator Kennedy has not declared himself to be a candidate for the Republican nomination, there already are people who are urging him to do so; and this is why that Web-page was posted. I have not had anything to do with it.
Personally, I (who had been urging RFK Jr. to primary against Barack Obama in 2012 for the Democratic nomination, but he declined) am urging Colonel Douglas Macgregor to run as a third-party candidate if the two major Parties nominate any of the four that now are considered to be the likeliest to become those two Parties’ nominees, none of which 4 people I would ever vote for. I notice that, independent of myself, there also are others who are urging him to run.
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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse’s new book, AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF EVIL: Hitler’s Posthumous Victory, and Why the Social Sciences Need to Change, is about how America took over the world after World War II in order to enslave it to U.S.-and-allied billionaires. Their cartels extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
All US Presidents are just Teleprompters and actors, as their speeches are all written for them by the Deep state and they just learn their lines and spew out whatever they are told to say. The real power lies in the hands of the Chief of Staff, as they are the Gatekeepers who control the flow of information within the regime and especially with the Director of National Intelligence, who the CIA and FBI answer to. So why not just make Mickey Mouse the President of the United States (which would be more honest), as Mickey Mouse can read out the… Read more »
Mickey Mouse would make such a cute president. Awww. How adorable.
Could we get Donald Duck in as Secretary of State. He would have to do better than Hillary Clinton.
A poisoned garden will only bear poisonous fruits, not edible ones. After the incredibly brazen steal of the last election, the like of which has never been seen in the US before, literally anything is possible in a US election. The winner is hand-picked beforehand, and votes don’t matter. As long as the current political system is in place, a fair election is wishful thinking. Changing the system would require no less than a revolution. A revolution would require an informed public, but almost all major and generally accessible sources of information are owned by the system. So I don’t… Read more »
You could announce the Revolution with an ad in the Super Bowl. For maxim coverage.
I used to think Trump was awful, now I’ve got to quite like him. He has a very limited vocabulalry, must have been something to do with his childhood, maybe his mother didn’t talk to him enough. Even though he appears to be as thick as shit, he’s still far superior to dementia Joe. As for Robert Kennedy Jr, everyone makes mistakes, so we have to give him some slack. He’s far superior to dementia Joe. I agree a Kennedy vs Kennedy would be great to see. I’m British by the way and our “politicians” are even worse than yours,… Read more »
RE: “our “politicians” are even worse than yours”
Omg. I didn’t realize there was any room below!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr made an outrages statement, saying that Climate-change deniers should be punished via a law; “I wish there were a law you could punish them with“.
Just another Green ‘Watermelon Communist’ Politician. —Green on the outside and Red on the inside!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr made an outrages statement, saying that Climate-change deniers should be punished via a law; “I wish there were a law you could punish them with“.
Just another Green Politician, or maybe a Watermelon Communist would be more apt. —Green on the outside and Red on the inside!
Hey, Greens do a great job. Just look at Germany for proof!
Nothing communist on greens.
Thanks, Crass, for pointing out (and accurately: see https://archive.is/Uz9N5) that RFK Jr. doesn’t oppose ALL censorship, as I do. No one is perfect, and so only fools demand perfection in order to be endorsing and for voting for a candidate, as I do RFK Jr. This is one reason why I oppose ALL censorship. But another is that dictatorship thrives on censorship, and censorship poisons democracy to death. The two most important issues, to me, are 1. opposition to imperialism; and, 2. support for a much more nearly equal distribution of wealth. #3 would be support for legislation to outlaw… Read more »
I am surprised that Mr Zuesse does not mention RFK Jr’s position blaming the Ukraine war on Ukraine’s potential membership in NATO, which is a red line for Russia. Kennedy’s position is a ray of light in US politics, and – other than Tulsi Gabbard – is the only prominent US politician to so declare.