JFK Facts Podcast #107: The Left, the Right, and JFK Today
Journalist Michael Shellenberger reflects on the politics of Kennedy's assassination, the 'deep state,' and the crisis of trust in America's government and institutions.
The assassination of JFK is still relevant in the scope of all of American history. When Ben Franklin was asked after the U.S Constitution was written in 1787 whether we had a monarchy or republic, Franklin replied "A republic if you can keep it". Later on, Abraham Lincoln asserted in his Gettysburg Address that the U.S.had a government that was "of the people, by the people, and for the people." If the President of The United States can be assassinated because of a plot of enemies from within, that included a clique of CIA operatives, and that the government would go on to cover up what happened, it puts this great republican experiment that began in 1776 into question. Yes, it is essential to get the historical record right. But it is the "big picture" that matters the most.
The assassination of JFK is still relevant in the scope of all of American history. When Ben Franklin was asked after the U.S Constitution was written in 1787 whether we had a monarchy or republic, Franklin replied "A republic if you can keep it". Later on, Abraham Lincoln asserted in his Gettysburg Address that the U.S.had a government that was "of the people, by the people, and for the people." If the President of The United States can be assassinated because of a plot of enemies from within, that included a clique of CIA operatives, and that the government would go on to cover up what happened, it puts this great republican experiment that began in 1776 into question. Yes, it is essential to get the historical record right. But it is the "big picture" that matters the most.
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