Today is the 48th anniversary of the assassination of JFK, which means it’s the day when all the conspiracy theorists come out of their holes.
I don’t think there was a conspiracy at all. It seems pretty clear from the preponderance of the evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
And also, here’s a logical exercise:
There are tons of JFK assassination conspiracy theories out there. But if any one of the conspiracy theories is true, that means the rest of the conspiracy theories must be false. All but one of these conspiracy theories — all seemingly backed up by reams of circumstantial evidence and sinister occurrences — must be false. Because they can’t ALL be true.
Think about that. Most of the JFK conspiracy theories, by virtue of logic, MUST be false.
Once you realize that most of the theories must be false, you realize how silly this whole endeavor is. Because if we can conclude that all but one of these seemingly carefully argued conspiracy theories must be false, then there’s no reason to believe any of them at all.
If you examine any historical event through skeptical eyes, you will find seemingly strange occurrences, weird coincidences, and things that don’t appear to add up. If you examine anything down to the fractal level at which the JFK assassination has been examined, you will find something unexplainable.
I think the reason so many people under 50 believe the JFK assassination was a conspiracy is because the idea that it was a conspiracy is part of our cultural zeitgeist. They’ve been told it must be a conspiracy, and therefore they believe it is, because, “Hey, doesn’t everybody think so?”
No. Everybody doesn’t.
You are right. I was 8 when JFK was killed, and it is probably one of the earliest clear memories of my life; watching the funeral on tv.
In the years since, I have become inceasingly angry at the absurd and downright nutty “theories” that have come and gone. A lot of people have made money and gained attention from pandering to this nonsense.
Everything from LBJ being involved to the Secret Service itself.
There’s even one out now that the driver of the car did the shooting! You can find lots of info on the internet of people carefully rationalizing how this could have happened….ridiculous.
If you accept all the “theories” (they can’t be dignified by calling them even that) you would believe that JFK was shot by the CIA working in collusion with the Mafia and Space Aliens because he was onto Area 51 and the secret plans being hatched there to create Chemtrails to make us all believe 9-11 was an inside job.