The assassination of JFK is in the news again. It so happens that I was perusing the Roku channel, and I found the Quantum Leap episodes that were referred to in the video below.
What to write about it, then? That is, what to write about the TV shows that were aired in the 1990's. I'd say too many people worry about it, meaning the assassination. Sometimes a thing is what it appears to be, and nothing more. People want to see more in it than what was there. That's my take.
Kennedy was shot. So was Reagan. So was Trump. People do things. People believe things. I don't believe Kennedy was assassinated by some grand plot. So I think that this post has aged well. At least, it seems that way because my opinion still remains the same as it was back then. People will believe what they want. So be it.
10/15/22:
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The controversy surrounding the events of the JFK assassination has taken on a life of its own. It may never die. As for the video, I recall watching the show when it was on teevee some thirty years ago. It was about something that happened almost thirty years before that show aired. So now, that event is almost sixty years old.
People have written books about the assassination. The one I've got was written by Vincent Bugliosi. Bugliosi didn't think there was a conspiracy, and gave ample evidence that it was not. As for Oliver Stone's movie, there were a few scenes that were made up from thin air. Bugliosi seems more credible to me.
My viewpoint is a lot like Bellisario's when he says that people "want to believe in it". You hear an awful lot about conspiracy theories these days. Conspiracy theories can cut both ways. Maybe we should look beyond the conspiracy theory allegations, and look at from the viewpoint of "cui bono". Who benefits from the use of a conspiracy theory for some advantage? It goes both ways. Those who set forth a conspiracy theory, and those who try to refute it.
The best way to refute a conspiracy theory is with facts. But there's that problem with the desire to believe a conspiracy theory mentioned above. Facts themselves can be disputed, or denied.
I've checked into it ( the JFK assassination conspiracy theory) about as much as I'd like to. At some point, you have to decide for yourself what you believe. I don't believe there was one with respect to JFK. As for the latest being floated about and denied today ( with regards to the 2020 election), there hasn't been enough facts that have come to the fore to put it to rest one way or another. One thing is certain: there's no way Brandon got 81 million votes. No way. Interesting to note who is trying to capitalize politically upon it, and who is trying to suppress any honest investigation of it.
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