Should we really give the whole country a pass on reason when it comes to JFK conspiracies?

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20. Belief in conspiracies has a long history in the United States

Of course there are real events that were conspiracies, like Watergate was, and the terrorist conspiracy causing 9/11 (not talking about US government here). But the JFK one has endured I think because after the initial and understandable disbelief that any one person could affect the course of American history, especially a deranged loser like Lee Harvey Oswald, subsequent events tended to buttress people's skepticism toward government.

However, given ALL of the facts known about the JFK assassination, and virtually all of it is out there all these decades later, there truly is NO excuse for believing conspiracy theories anymore with regard to this murder and the murder of Oswald. That ship has long since sailed.

The latest Gallup poll shows 61 percent of those polled believe there was a conspiracy. This is a good sign, considering opinion polls from a couple of decades ago showed belief was as high as 81 percent. It's gradually going down. I don't think it is because those who believe in conspiracies are dying off; I think people are more inclined these days to accept the latest forensic evidence on top of the massive evidence that had already existed proving beyond all doubt Lee Harvey Oswald alone committed the JFK and Tippit murders and Jack Ruby alone killed Lee Harvey Oswald.

I have less use for professional conspiracy "researchers," meaning CTers, who are exploiting people's cynicism for money. They don't care about evidence or truth. It's all about the money with them.