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In reply to the discussion: Justice for JFK [View all]stopbush
(24,396 posts)He appreciated JFK's stand on minorities. Bugliosi goes into some detail on Oswald's feelings about JFK. It's a bit shocking to read if you've never considered it.
What that means is that Oswald killing JFK didn't happen because he held any malice toward JFK. He killed him because who he was (POTUS) would propel Oswald into the fame he always sought. Just as Oswald took a shot a Gen Walker, not because he hated the man, but because Walker had some notoriety, and his being killed would have made the front pages, and that wold have stoked Oswald's ego.
I wouldn't say that Oswald was a fan of JFK on the level that the jerk that killed John Lennon was a fan. But it does help to show that the only motive Oswald had for killing JFK was self aggrandizement.