{"id":1945112,"date":"2023-06-06T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surging-2024-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-praises-elon-musks-free-speech-battle-against-leftist-censorship\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:18:15","slug":"surging-2024-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-praises-elon-musks-free-speech-battle-against-leftist-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surging-2024-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-praises-elon-musks-free-speech-battle-against-leftist-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert F. Kennedy, a potential candidate for 2024, supports Elon Musk&#8217;s fight for free speech against leftist censorship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurging-2024-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-praises-elon-musks-free-speech-battle-against-leftist-censorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Talks Free Speech with Elon Musk on Twitter<\/h2>\n<p>The topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surging-2024-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-praises-elon-musks-free-speech-battle-against-leftist-censorship\/\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy, a potential candidate for 2024, supports Elon Musk's fight for free speech against leftist censorship.\">free speech loomed large<\/a> in a Twitter conversation on Monday featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the scion of American political royalty, longtime liberal activist, and upstart Democratic presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think if we don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-launching-an-investigation-into-big-tech-censorship-heres-why\/\" title=\"I\u2019m Launching An Investigation Into Big Tech Censorship. Here\u2019s Why.\">protect free speech<\/a> at all costs, we don\u2019t have a functioning democracy,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk invited Kennedy, who some polls show has as much as 20% support among Democrats in his bid to wrest the 2024 nomination away from President Joe Biden, to appear in the second Twitter Spaces conversation featuring a 2024 White House contender after one late last month with Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Kennedy praised Musk, telling him that Twitter under his leadership has fought against \u201ccensorship\u201d on the platform.<\/p>\n<h3>Instagram Lifts Ban on Kennedy&#8217;s Account<\/h3>\n<p>No stranger to being silenced on social media, Instagram banned Kennedy over his posts raising concerns about the safety of COVID vaccines more than two years ago. Just this past weekend, Instagram restored his account, with parent company Meta saying it allowed the return because Kennedy is an active presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s never been a time in history when we look back and say that the people who are censoring free speech were the good guys,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cThey\u2019re always the bad guys. It\u2019s always the first step toward totalitarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Musk and Kennedy seemed to agree that democracy cannot succeed when speech and the flow of information are bogged down by restraints.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe remedy for bad speech is more speech,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fighting against censorship is a costly battle, even for the social media platforms themselves, as Musk attested during his conversation with Kennedy. Talking about losing the support of advertisers, Musk said Twitter has lost half its revenue \u201csimply because we insist on free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Kennedy&#8217;s Eclectic Mix of Policy Positions<\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy has shaken up the race with an eclectic mix of policy positions since announcing his bid in April. Known for his skepticism of Big Pharma, Kennedy has railed against the COVID vaccines, which he charges were rushed to market and have been shown to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewart-defends-joe-rogan-dont-leave-dont-abandon-dont-censor-engage\/\" title=\"Jon Stewart Defends Joe Rogan: \u2018Don\u2019t Leave, Don\u2019t Abandon, Don\u2019t Censor, Engage\u2019\">dangerous side effects<\/a>. That position could resonate with some conservatives as well as the Democrats Kennedy is courting.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has spoken out against the Biden administration\u2019s approach toward the war in Ukraine, advocating for a peace deal. He has also called for tighter control of the southern border and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-runner-must-be-allowed-to-compete-for-girls-team-despite-west-virginia-ban-on-biological-males-in-womens-sports-judge-rules\/\" title=\"Transgender Runner Must Be Allowed To Compete For Girls Team Despite West Virginia Ban On Biological Males In Women\u2019s Sports, Judge Rules\">barring biological males<\/a> from competing in girls\u2019 sports, all positions that would appear to run counter to the Democratic Party\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his impressive rise in the polls, his bid to earn the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination is a long shot at best, as intra-party challengers to incumbent presidents have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-urges-democrat-senators-to-vote-against-hhs-secy-nominee-xavier-becerra\/\" title=\"Conservative group urges Democrat senators to vote against HHS secy. nominee Xavier Becerra\">poor track record<\/a>. His uncle, Ted Kennedy, failed in his 1980 bid to take the nomination away from then-President Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free speech was a major topic in a Twitter conversation on Monday with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a liberal activist and Democratic presidential candidate. 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