A response to my request for a debate with Robert Kennedy Jr.

A response at last to my request for a debate with Robert Kennedy Jr.

I received at last a response to my requests for a debate with the independent candidate for president Robert Kennedy Jr. yesterday from a member of his staff.

I will allow the discussion to speak for itself. At this point, I am so accustomed to so-called truth tellers who avoid most truths, and rising political figures who complain that they are not taken seriously by the big boys when they do everything in their power to marginalize those they think are below them. I suppose it is predictable that politicians work in this manner, but we need a movement that can snatch the flag of legitimacy and authority away from the corrupt institutions posing as government that serve the banks and corporations. I do not see any trace of such an effort, such a movement, in the Kennedy campaign. He is a good old-fashioned magician who will solve your problems for you, not a leader who will show you how to take back your soul, your family, your neighborhood, and then your country.  

On Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 10:17,  <(redacted)@teamkennedy.com> wrote:

Hello Emanuel:

Thank you for your inquiry and invitation to meet and debate Mr. Kennedy.

As you can imagine, Mr. Kennedy receives hundreds of requests for meetings, press/media interviews, speaking engagements, podcasts and personal appearances each week, far more than he can accommodate.

Regrettably, in this home stretch of the campaign, we are unable to schedule a 1:1 meeting as our goal right now is to spend every minute of his time available reaching as many voters as possible.

Regarding a debate, the only two people Mr. Kennedy is interested in debating is Former President Trump and Vice President Harris, the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee.

We appreciate your interest and best of luck with your candidacy.

Kind regards,

(redacted)

kennedy24.com

From: Emanuel Pastreich <epastreich@protonmail.com>

Date: On Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 13:00

Subject: My response to your kind note

To: <(redacted)@teamkennedy.com>

 Dear (redacted),

Thank you very much for your kind response, and also for your explanation. I had not received replies to previous messages so your effort is particularly valuable, and even historic.

I fully realize that you are following broad directives for the campaign and that the scope of engagement is limited by agreements that are beyond your individual authority, or even beyond the personal inclinations of Mr. Kennedy.

I do want make one request, and also to make a few simple comments.

I would like to send a signed copy of my book The Bitter Tonic Known as Truth, a collection of my speeches from the 2024 campaign, to Mr. Kennedy. If you would be so kind as to let me know which mailing address is best, I would be most appreciative.

Regarding a meeting, or discussion, I was not necessarily implying that Mr. Kennedy had to speak with me one-on-one, but must certainly I think there would be few indeed who would think that was inappropriate. I would even say that a very large number of people see me as a far more serious candidate than either Mr. Trump or Ms. Harris, but that is not the point right now.

The imperative to reach as many voters as possible might make sense if we had a democratic process and candidates were allowed to reach citizens with their messages without the mediation of multinational corporations, and IT firms who demand their pound of flesh at every turn. That is not the case and there is not much of a democratic process.

The opportunity for Mr. Kennedy to win the election, granted the fixed and undemocratic manner in which it will be conducted, is very low indeed. In fact, it makes more sense for him to join with me and Green Liberty in organizing a movement that will restore the rule of law, and the constitution, in the United States. We most certainly cannot do that simply by having citizens vote in an election, or even several elections. It takes an organized movement.

The decision to only be willing to debate Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, two individuals so deeply involved in state crimes as to be disqualified from running in the first place, and to exclude discussions with candidates like myself who are actually following the Constitution and working, at personal sacrifice, to serve the people and not private equity, is questionable. Of course, that decision may make sense in a narrow sense, but not in the larger picture of what our nation will become over the next hundred years. I am certain that Mr. Kennedy understands exactly what I am talking about as he has expressed such an opinion repeatedly in the past.

To declare oneself a truth teller but then to avoid certain truths is a risky business indeed. Most certainly I would say Mr. Kennedy is the best of the candidates who appear in the corrupt mainstream media. The question is, what was the cost?

Do let me know which mailing address. And also let me know if you would like to join Fear No Evil and Green Liberty after the election. We welcome you, and I will personally promise that I will do everything in my power to help you personally for a lifetime if you join our team.

Most respectfully,

Emanuel Pastreich