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Originally Posted by chelsea24
Oh yes. Let's see, 2 children killed serving their country, 2 more sons assassinated in political life. Yes, I can see why they would be "encouraged" to serve this country by family members. Are you kidding me? Potential monetary benefits? Like they need them. Power and prestige? Like they need them. In case it alluded you, money, power and prestige were given to them at birth! They don't need any of this. Oh, yes cushy jobs all around. Your statement reminds me of the negative statements people make about the developer of The Villages. Pure green envy! At least the developers get wealthy, and well they should.
The Kennedy's, any Kennedy doesn't need anything you mentioned. They have it all. And that's what really bugs the hell out of some people!
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If "all" means being able to influence out of any responsibility for the death of a person because you virtually own all of turf where the death occurs, yeah, that bugs me.
If "all" means being able to turn the White House into a haven for nepotism (brother, in-laws) so that it looks and operates like a monarchy, yeah, that bugs me.
The fact that the family is wealthy is their good fortune. They have the luxury of living in the style and manner their fortune allows. Good for them!
That being said, the family fortune fuels a political machine to not only gain position and title, but also to manipulate any response to malfeasenses of its members - the most famous being documented at
http://www.nndb.com/people/623/000023554/
Are the Kennedy's the only family so "fortunate?" Of course not. However, to raise their image to candidates for beatification is humbug. Are we so short of "heroes" that we need to elevate any group with money to pseudo-deity status? Do we do the same with other families who have had multiple losses due to war or other violence, or are these other families "off the radar" because they do not have a public relations service to inspire sympathy and worship? And should we ignore their transgressions because they are the so-and-so"s?
When you have more money than you can ever spend, all that is left is the accumulation of power. And in this world, money can indeed buy power, but power is not a birthright in a democratic republic - only in a monarchy. And all the money and power in the world cannot buy respect - you have to earn that!