The longshot presidential candidate suggested that the virus could have been engineered to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied allegations of racism and anti-Semitism Saturday after he reportedly suggested Covid-19 could have been genetically engineered to reduce risks to Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yes, I know. I just don’t know what difference it makes in this case. Does it excuse anything RFK Jr. says? Does it make it worse one way or the other? Because otherwise, I don’t see how this is relevant.

    • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I had too many college professors drill into my head that you always want to use the correct terms when speaking. To not do so allows for incorrect assumptions to be made.