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{{Infobox politician|name=Geoff Young|political_line=[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]|image=Geoff Young.png|birth_place=Marblehead, Massachusetts, [[USA|United States]]}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Geoff Young|political_line=[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]]|image=Geoff Young.png|birth_place=Marblehead, Massachusetts, [[USA|United States]]}} | ||
'''Geoff Young''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate | '''Geoff Young''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate whoran for Kentucky's 6th congressional district on an anti-war platform as well as the abolition of the [[Imperialism|imperialist]] secret police, the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Geoff Young: Peace Candidate Who Wants to Abolish CIA Wins Democratic Primary in Kentucky|date=2022-06-01|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/01/geoff-young-peace-candidate-who-wants-to-abolish-the-cia-wins-democratic-primary-in-kentucky/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=US Congress candidate: Abolish CIA, stop arming Nazis, end drug war|url=https://youtu.be/JyKdEizCOII}}</ref> | ||
President [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] famously wanted to abolish the CIA and was assassinated.<ref>{{News citation|author=Amando Flavio|newspaper=AnonHQ|title=President Kennedy Wanted to Abolish the CIA and was Assassinated. Bernie Sanders Supported Him|date=2017-03-17|url=https://anonhq.com/president-kennedy-wanted-abolish-cia-assassinated-bernie-sanders-supported/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Young for Congress|title=Abolish the CIA|url=https://www.young4ky.com/issues/abolish-the-cia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814195232/https://www.young4ky.com/issues/abolish-the-cia/|archive-date=2022-08-14|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> | President [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] famously wanted to abolish the CIA and was assassinated.<ref>{{News citation|author=Amando Flavio|newspaper=AnonHQ|title=President Kennedy Wanted to Abolish the CIA and was Assassinated. Bernie Sanders Supported Him|date=2017-03-17|url=https://anonhq.com/president-kennedy-wanted-abolish-cia-assassinated-bernie-sanders-supported/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Young for Congress|title=Abolish the CIA|url=https://www.young4ky.com/issues/abolish-the-cia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814195232/https://www.young4ky.com/issues/abolish-the-cia/|archive-date=2022-08-14|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> | ||
He ran against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[Andy Barr]], who pushed for expanding [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] surveillance operations against Chinese academics as part of the [[New Cold War]] against [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref name=":0" /> Multiple former CIA agents were reelected while Young lost with 26.3% of the vote.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=CIA Democrats—Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin—Gain Reelection to Congress, While Anti-CIA Candidate Geoff Young Loses|date=2022-11-09|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/11/09/cia-democrats-abigail-spanberger-and-elissa-slotkin-gain-reelection-to-congress-while-anti-cia-candidate-geoff-young-loses/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116174131/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/11/09/cia-democrats-abigail-spanberger-and-elissa-slotkin-gain-reelection-to-congress-while-anti-cia-candidate-geoff-young-loses/|archive-date=2022-11-16|retrieved=2022-11-20}}</ref> | |||
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| Born | Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States |
| Political orientation | Anti-imperialism Democratic socialism |
Geoff Young is a Democratic Party candidate whoran for Kentucky's 6th congressional district on an anti-war platform as well as the abolition of the imperialist secret police, the Central Intelligence Agency.[1][2]
President Kennedy famously wanted to abolish the CIA and was assassinated.[3][4]
He ran against Republican incumbent Andy Barr, who pushed for expanding FBI surveillance operations against Chinese academics as part of the New Cold War against China.[1] Multiple former CIA agents were reelected while Young lost with 26.3% of the vote.[5]
Political positions
Young advocates for the abolition of AFRICOM and the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from all overseas military bases.[6] He has correctly criticized the National Endowment for Democracy as being a CIA cut-out.[7] Young advocated impeaching President Joe Biden for his aggression against Russia and China,[8] as well as impeaching the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-01). "Geoff Young: Peace Candidate Who Wants to Abolish CIA Wins Democratic Primary in Kentucky" CovertAction Magazine.
- ↑ Ben Norton. "US Congress candidate: Abolish CIA, stop arming Nazis, end drug war" Multipolarista.
- ↑ Amando Flavio (2017-03-17). "President Kennedy Wanted to Abolish the CIA and was Assassinated. Bernie Sanders Supported Him" AnonHQ.
- ↑ "Abolish the CIA". Young for Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-11-09). "CIA Democrats—Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin—Gain Reelection to Congress, While Anti-CIA Candidate Geoff Young Loses" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ "Abolish AFRICOM (the U.S. Africa Command)". Young for Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Another accurate comment, @_michalis12. Without the CIA and its offshoot, the NED, US imperialism & the MSM propaganda system will both be weakened. Those are two of the best things that could happen to humanity. http://Young4ky.com
- ↑ "Impeach President Biden for risking World War 3 with Russia & China". Young for Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ "Impeach the 6 crooked “Justices” who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade". Young for Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-20.