Why Do We Still Care? [View all]

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This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. As you may know many TV channels and networks will have special shows discussing President Kennedy's years in office and his assassination. One of the questions that keeps coming up is why do people still care about President Kennedy and his assassination? So, what do members of DU think has caused people to care about President Kennedy 50 years after his assassination?

Is it the media? I imagine many Republicans would claim the reason Kennedy is still remembered is because the "liberal media" keeps pushing him on the American people without any critical analysis (they refuse to talk about his many affairs). I realize the media always talks about President Kennedy's affairs, but Republicans make that point. Is it how young he was when he was elected and when he was assassinated? Is it the feeling that American innocence died that day? Is it the feeling of lost hope and lost promise? Is it all of the things mentioned?

I think the reason people still care about President Kennedy 50 years after his assassination is the feeling of lost hope and promise. There are some who believe the Vietnam War would not have happened if President Kennedy has been able to finish his first term and gain a second term. I guess some people think of what the world would have been if the Vietnam War had been avoided.