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Friday, 11 April 2008
No wonder Robert Kennedy was assassinated
There was no way the military industrial complex could tolerate this kind of talk. Is it conceivable that a serious mainstream presidential candidate would make such a speech today? I doubt it.
Eisenhower's warning about the military/industrial complex and the assassinations of the Kennedys, King, and others - even Lennon - sent out a clear message and changed history.
Bobby Kennedy was under-estimated in my opinion.
To answer your question, Tony. Probably not with the possible exception of Obama - if he doesn't go the same way.
Bobby, I had noticed Obama using some reteric recently, criticising the undue influence of corporations in the modern world.
I wasn't sure if this was hollow words pandering to a demographic and remain to be convinced that he would do an awful lot about it if elected. Even with the political will, powerful interests would fight him all the way.
Although refreshing (at face value) these words fall a long way short of openly questioning our obsession with GDP, a pillar in the global capitalist system, as RFK did in the speech posted here.
The 1960's were tumultuous times.
ReplyDeleteEisenhower's warning about the military/industrial complex and the assassinations of the Kennedys, King, and others - even Lennon - sent out a clear message and changed history.
Bobby Kennedy was under-estimated in my opinion.
To answer your question, Tony. Probably not with the possible exception of Obama - if he doesn't go the same way.
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ReplyDeleteBobby, I had noticed Obama using some reteric recently, criticising the undue influence of corporations in the modern world.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure if this was hollow words pandering to a demographic and remain to be convinced that he would do an awful lot about it if elected. Even with the political will, powerful interests would fight him all the way.
Although refreshing (at face value) these words fall a long way short of openly questioning our obsession with GDP, a pillar in the global capitalist system, as RFK did in the speech posted here.