Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Bernie Sanders of taking millions from Big Pharma during a heated exchange, but Sanders refuted the claim, stating his donations came from workers, not corporate PACs.

Kennedy repeatedly insisted Sanders was the top recipient of pharmaceutical money in 2020, but financial data shows no corporate PAC contributions to Sanders.

Meanwhile, Kennedy has profited from anti-vaccine activism, earning millions from lawsuits and speaking fees.

The debate ended without Kennedy answering whether he would guarantee health care for all as HHS secretary.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 hours ago

    Anything where an election is manipulated is “rigging” an election. You’re just splitting hairs.

    https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_super/3/33013/2638039-election rigging.jpg

    Notice that the image I just showed is named “election rigging.jpg”?

    The Definition for “rig”:

    rig: manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce a result or situation that is advantageous to a particular person.

    Having literal media organizations promoting the idea that the Super Delegates were all in the bag for Clinton and emails that showed they actively tried to hamstring him all falls under “rigging.”

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      14 hours ago

      Are you suggesting a video game as a source for a definition of election rigging? Was there a better quality source you could use?

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      15 hours ago

      but influencing is not really manipulating or if you believe it is then any promotion or advertising becomes rigging. I think again the big thing here is fraudulently and what that means to folks. For me again its like changing votes, disenfranchisement, and jerry mandering would fit but getting one guy to be on your side publically over another with promises. Thats always gonna be a thing.