Robert F Kennedy Jr has mass appeal despite his extreme ideas. This theory explains why
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Robert F Kennedy Jr has mass appeal despite his extreme ideas. This theory explains why
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In just a few years, Kennedy and his dangerously popular ‘diagonalist’ politics have gone from the fringes of the web to, perhaps, the White House, says Darren Loucaides, a writer based in Barcelona and London