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Originally posted by DarthChrisious
Debunkers claim the speech was actually about the evils of communism. I can see their point, but I don't see why Kennedy wouldn't have just said it. Instead, he kinda dances around who he's referring to. It's never directed specifically towards the communists. It's directed, it appears to me anyway, towards a faceless, nameless entity who Kennedy considers to be a big threat to freedom and democracy. At the height of the Cold War, you would think Kennedy would've made it clear it was communism he was talking about. But he doesn't.
Originally posted by expat2368
What got JFK killed was Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson hated the whole Kennedy family with a passion, and JFK in particular. He knew JFK would be a two termer and that being the case he would lose out on his desire to be president. There is a whole string of dead people who stood in LBJ's way to power, he was ruthless in getting what he wanted. There are still a few people alive who could confirm what I say but they will take it to their grave.
Originally posted by silent thunder
Truer words have rarely been spoken.
Originally posted by expat2368
What got JFK killed was Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson hated the whole Kennedy family with a passion, and JFK in particular. He knew JFK would be a two termer and that being the case he would lose out on his desire to be president. There is a whole string of dead people who stood in LBJ's way to power, he was ruthless in getting what he wanted. There are still a few people alive who could confirm what I say but they will take it to their grave.