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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to protect Americans from “financial censorship” if elected president, arguing that financial firms that act out of “fear” of government pose a threat to freedom that transcends partisanship.
“The ability to save and spend without political interference is a prerequisite for the exercise of meaningful dissent, and I will defend it accordingly,” Kennedy tweeted. “This is not a question of left or right. This is about protecting democracy from powerful vested interests. The digitization of currency has given the government unprecedented powers to monitor and control economic life.”
Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and fierce critic of COVID-19 restrictions who is challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, accused Western governments of “financial censorship of political enemies” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a Twitter thread, he pointed to the Canadian government’s financial sanctions against “freedom convoy” protesters, comparing the actions of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin. freezing of goods belonging to opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his candidacy for President of the United States in a speech at Boston Park Plaza in Boston on April 19, 2023. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Supporters of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. await the announcement of his 2024 presidential bid in Boston on April 19, 2023. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“It’s not uncommon to imagine that even here in the United States, your bank account could one day be frozen because of your politics or comments you’ve made on social media,” Kennedy wrote.
“After all, in 2010, Paypal, Visa and Mastercard suspended WikiLeaks, at the behest of the US State Department. GoFundMe blocked US accounts from sending funds to the Canadian truckers and planned to donate the money to their own favorite charities, backing down only when faced with a lawsuit. PayPal changed its acceptable use policy to fine users $2,500 for spreading what they considered misinformation, a change that they rescinded under pressure. However, thousands of customers are suing PayPal for the arbitrary seizure of their accounts,” he continued.
This photo illustration shows the PayPal logo displayed on a mobile device. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized PayPal’s modification of its acceptable use policy to fine users for spreading “misinformation”. The company later said it was a “mistake. (Photo illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“These are the decisions of private companies, but often these private companies act out of fear of Congress or regulators, or directly at their bidding,” Kennedy said. “Their decisions directly affect our rights.”
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Kennedy, who is the son of Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of former President Kennedy, declared his candidacy for the presidency last month, saying a “corrupt fusion of state and corporate power” is “now threatening to impose a new kind of corporate feudalism.” in our country”.
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A recent Fox News poll found Kennedy polling well behind Biden for the Democratic nomination, leading the president’s support by just 19% to 62% among Democratic primary voters. Self-help author Marianne Williamson is also running against Biden and received 9% support in the poll.
