Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Speaking truth to power and opening up more conversations!

1 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, Nick Hutchison asks the guest about Robert Kennedy Jr.'s recent speech that calls for breaking the entrenched relationship between corporate America and the U.S. government. The guest enthusiastically praises Kennedy, describing him as a truth‑to‑power figure who challenges the prevailing narrative. The discussion then shifts to a historical critique of U.S. foreign policy, specifically the 1950s overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected government, the installation of the Shah to secure cheap oil, and the subsequent events that led to the Shah’s exile and the attack on the U.S. Embassy. The guest frames these actions as manufactured enemy creation and uses them to underscore why Kennedy’s empowerment message resonates. Overall, the conversation highlights a critical view of corporate‑government collusion, historical U.S. interventions, and strong support for Kennedy’s anti‑establishment stance.

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I wanted to get your thoughts on, if you saw it, Robert Kennedy Jr.'s speech the other day, because he talked about like breaking that bond between corporate America and the government. So I thought that was pretty cool.
Oh no, he's amazing. And once again, he specifically talks about breaking the prevailing narrative, showing how much of a lie and how much of a manipulation. I saw an interview with him recently similar to the speech where he was talking. It goes all the way back to, okay, how we've made Iran an enemy, how we overthrew their democratically elected government in the '50s. And install the government that led to the Shah so we could get cheap oil in the United States. And why that ultimately led when the Shah was going to die of dying of cancer in the '70s and he needed protection. We arranged for his protection to leave the country and why the first thing that weakened country did was attack the US Embassy. No one gave us the explanation, but we make these enemies. And so no, Robert Kennedy Jr., he is huge. I fully am supportive of him only because again, he's speaking empowerment and he's speaking truth to power and they don't like it.