Posted by Jakeman on November 23, 2005, at 22:48:01
In reply to 9/11 stuff, may trigger » thuso, posted by TexasChic on November 23, 2005, at 17:36:00
911 definitely shook me up. Big time. I don't know if we will ever really recover... it seems to me that extreme violence penetrates the soul.
Declan, the Kennedy assasian happened on Nov. 22 1963. Like many people alive at that time I have never forgotten that date.
The question that Allison brought up is something to ponder...putting politics aside, there was on outpouring of grief with the Kennedy assassination that I've never seen since. It doesn't happen these days. Somehow there's been a hardening of the public, I dunno, maybe people are less naive. Maybe with Kennedy we projected on him to be the young warrior king (Camelot was always mentioned in regard to his administration).
It clearly was a demarcation point in American society in various ways.Brother Ted Kennedy is still in the Congress, very outspoken. Maybe keeping the dream alive?
warm regards ~Jake
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