07-03-2014, 03:30 AM
David Josephs Wrote:You're in a room one evening laughing and talking with a group of non-JFK aware friends and one uninformed spouse asks, "So why do you believe Oswald didn't do it... and who did?"
You have a few sentences to make your point to those who have very little knowledge of the case...
What do you say?
I'm sincere here Magda... and I am not trying to put you on the spot... I'd welcome any response from anyone who graces these pages...
This has happened to all of us... if we can agree on an answer to that question, we have a chance at developing a plan of action to tell EVERYONE.
How do you describe the forest without naming all the leaves?
DJ
I always like to point out the big-picture problems with Oswald-as-shooter: his lack of physical coordination, hadn't learned to drive a car, declining shooting scores in the Marines, no extra ammo/gun-cleaning equipment among his belongings, the poor condition of that particular rifle which probably hadn't been fired since WWII, his lack of motive, his protestations of innocence (political assassins historically don't do that), no verified rifle practice (except for Marina's changing stories), and on and on.
The bigger problem is that many people think of the assassination as "ancient history," something that doesn't mean anything to them today. Even more recent events are viewed that way by many people. Most folks are too busy and preoccupied with their daily lives to understand the importance of it all.
When you boil it all down to "The rich and powerful rule this country and the rest of the world," many people instinctively agree with it, but then shrug their shoulders and say, "What can you do about it? That's the way it's always been."