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They want to make money. Spreading disease is just a side effect.
but like... how does spreading disease makes them any money? if anything they are losing money mid to long term.
Like I said, it's just a side effect. They make money off the grift.
Prior to his current position as Secretary of Undermining Health, RFK Jr. was the head of the Children's Health Defense, whose mission is to defend children's health from various things that improve it, such as vaccines and fluoridated drinking water.
From the linked Wikipedia page:
Basically, it's just another variation of rallying people against a problem that doesn't exist. Once you have their support, you can start asking them for money. And since your cause is a farce, you don't have to worry about getting results - just keep banging that drum and let the donations roll in. An unfortunate side effect is that you might eventually start succeeding at eliminating public health measures, but who cares as long as you're getting paid?