29-08-2013, 01:43 AM
Tracy Riddle Wrote:Marlene Zenker Wrote:The research community is aging - so many of us were alive in 1963 and old enough to remember and so many of us are already gone that I am worried that in addition to the obfuscation, lies, planted material, pro WC people and the government and mainstream media who will support the WC until the end of time that when we go most of the interest will go.
Please tell me I am wrong.
Unfortunately, you may be right. I am one of the later wave of researchers born after the assassination who became interested in the subject because of Oliver Stone's film. But that was more than 20 years ago. The farther we get from the event, the more it seems like ancient history to younger people.
I'm frequently accused of being a pessimist, and, well...I am. A pessimist with a sense of humor. I've tried to keep my hopes up over the years, but this country has been moving steadily towards a National Security State, and most Americans just can't be bothered to care.
On the other hand, look at how many books come out on the JFK assassination every year. It seems to be increasing. Back in the 1960s there were maybe 4 or 5 a year. Between 1969 and 1973 there were barely any. Same dry spell in the 1980s. In the last 20 years, though, there have been a flood. In the last decade, I can't even keep up anymore. There must be a market for them; there must be millions who still care.
Tracy, I am encouraged by the market for books - and even my app - though it has sold less than 200 copies. But I'm afraid that once the people who witnessed the events and the researchers who have spent so many years seeking and telling the truth are gone - so is any real hope.
I have an idea though, remember when Steven Speilberg created the Shoa Project? For those who haven't heard of it - I think basically it was a way for the Holocaust survivors who (I think it was back in the 90's) were still alive to share their stories before they were no longer here to bear witness. What if we figure out a way to create the same kind of thing regarding the assassination(s)?
More comprehensive then the Mary Ferrell site and all of the sites, a compilation of at the very least the witnesses statements, videos, etc. all in one place - focusing on the witnesses because I think that people connect better to real people's recollections - rather than books, apps, sites, of facts.
Anyone interested? If we can get some support from say Richard Belzer, Oliver Stone, Martin Sheen, Jesse Ventura et al - maybe we can popularize it enough that it would get traction and make the public aware. I would work my butt off to help this to become a reality ---