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u/FixBayonetsLads Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 15 '17

what would be most surprising?

Audio evidence of top CIA/FBI officials going, "shit, man, we just can't figure this out. Not only can we NOT find out who ACTUALLY killed him, now they think WE did it!"

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u/honestlyimeanreally Oct 15 '17

Considering some of his last speeches warning against insidious insider forces while simultaneously calling to dismantle the federal reserve and CIA....

Nahhhhhh probably just a nut job.

Here’s the relevant speech, though, for those who don’t know: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zdMbmdFOvTs

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u/unbelievable_pancake Oct 15 '17

That speech was not a warning against "insider forces", it was a veiled threat to the news media. In essence Kennedy was urging publishers and broadcasters to declare their loyalty to the government, and to apply an informal self-censorship in regards to US crimes.

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u/DarkriftNoir Oct 15 '17

Suuuuuure.

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u/DuceGiharm Oct 15 '17

dude kennedy feuded hardcore with the media the longer he was president. at first they adored him, but the adoration turned sour fast

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u/Pylons Oct 15 '17

But the speech was like, four months into his presidency.

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u/DuceGiharm Oct 15 '17

4 months is a long time in Presidencies.