JFK Assassination: Conspiracy or Not?

[runawayjimbo]

The dude who actually lived through it is probably more qualified to opine than any of us.

With all due respect to the good doctor, why is that exactly?

[sls.stormyrider]

I was 5
home sick from kindergarten, watching cartoons and eating lunch. then, a boatload of commotion broke out at the house
I couldn't watch cartoons for a whole week after that
I remember watching the funeral, and I got the gravity of the situation and was truly saddened.

Other than reading a few books about JFK,  me "being there" gives me no special insight

[Hicks]

I just think that people who lived through events have an added perspective on what happened.

Of course there are plenty of people who lived back then that have their heads up their asses, but they still saw the events unfold in real time.   

That's worth something in my book. 

I have no doubt that when the last WWII veteran dies, the world will have lost something very important and will be the worse for it. 

[runawayjimbo]

I was 5
home sick from kindergarten, watching cartoons and eating lunch. then, a boatload of commotion broke out at the house
I couldn't watch cartoons for a whole week after that
I remember watching the funeral, and I got the gravity of the situation and was truly saddened.

Other than reading a few books about JFK,  me "being there" gives me no special insight

I think Hicks was just looking for a way to call you old. :wink:

I just think that people who lived through events have an added perspective on what happened.

Of course there are plenty of people who lived back then that have their heads up their asses, but they still saw the events unfold in real time.   

That's worth something in my book. 

I have no doubt that when the last WWII veteran dies, the world will have lost something very important and will be the worse for it. 

I agree there is an added perspective, but only inasmuch as how that person viewed and took in those events and how it affected them personally (which, I think sls' story above does a excellent job relaying that). It doesn't necessarily give any additional insight into the events themselves.

[mistercharlie]

I'm not sure that Oswald acted alone.

This is one of those Tootsie Pop mysteries... the world may never know.

[runawayjimbo]

I'm not sure that Oswald acted alone.

This is one of those Tootsie Pop mysteries... the world may never know.

Nope. It's three.

[mbw]

I'm not sure that Oswald acted alone.

This is one of those Tootsie Pop mysteries... the world may never know.

Nope. It's three.

:-D

[mbw]

For some reason, I believe Oswald when he sang his hit song, "I'm just a patsy."



But seriously, I kinda believe him.

[PIE-GUY]

I believe in the insanity of individuals in this country... therefore I voted he acted alone.

[Hicks]

Seriously though how did Jack Ruby get to the right place at the precise exact second in that garage?   And with a gun too.

That part at least doesn't make any sense. 

Somebody powerful felt Oswald needed to die and pulled the strings to make it happen. 

Maybe the reason was because Oswald knew something unrelated to the assassination?

That just doesn't seem that likely. 

[PIE-GUY]

Seriously though how did Jack Ruby get to the right place at the precise exact second in that garage?   And with a gun too.

That part at least doesn't make any sense. 

Somebody powerful felt Oswald needed to die and pulled the strings to make it happen. 

Maybe the reason was because Oswald knew something unrelated to the assassination?

That just doesn't seem that likely.

I wouldn't put it past the CIA to take out Oswald just to try and put the country at ease... to provide some immediate closure.

[Hicks]

Seriously though how did Jack Ruby get to the right place at the precise exact second in that garage?   And with a gun too.

That part at least doesn't make any sense. 

Somebody powerful felt Oswald needed to die and pulled the strings to make it happen. 

Maybe the reason was because Oswald knew something unrelated to the assassination?

That just doesn't seem that likely.

I wouldn't put it past the CIA to take out Oswald just to try and put the country at ease... to provide some immediate closure.

Eh, that's a pretty huge risk to take just to make people feel better. 

[kellerb]

I acted alone, on the date of my -15th birthday.

The people who supplied me with a time machine however, did not act alone

[rowjimmy]

I listened to this great interview with Oliver Stone the other day. Without even trying too hard, he makes a compelling case for there being a case.

Podcast link here https://www.nerdist.com/2013/11/nerdist-podcast-oliver-stone/


All you have to know is "back, and to the left."

[sls.stormyrider]

a lot of security measures we take for granted were not in place back then
metal detectors, etc.

a lot of the conspiracy theorists point to the botched police investigation as part of the evidence that the CIA was involved. plenty of police investigations since then have been similarly botched.

that said, someone else was involved. I suspect we'll never know - perhaps when Castro dies, if he was involved, maybe something will be found in archives, but I doubt it.