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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Such an excellent, well-researched piece. Stephen, thank you especially for the history lesson re: Nixon, JFK and the Civil Rights Act. The Kennedy family of the 60s, taking a cue perhaps from FDR, embodied “noblesse oblige,” and the notion that the privileged are morally obliged to help the less fortunate (you know, sort of like what Jesus would do) was considered normal, not “communist.”

I not only remember where I was and what I was doing when the assassinations of JFK, MLK, and RFK occurred; I can never forget. It’s part of the Boomers’ collective coming-of-age story. At the time, I was much more interested in the Beatles than politics. But all of it is embedded in my generation’s DNA, and always will be.

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Linda1961 is woke and proud's avatar

Vance is the polar opposite of RFK the Greater. RFKtG was willing and able to grow and learn, and use his power for good. Vance is incapable of growing or learning, and doesn't care who he hurts in his quest for power. I don't like trump at all, but if he wins, his life is in danger, more danger than if he were in prison right now, or in more danger than from the disturbed men trying to shoot him. Vance wants ultimate power, as do his backers, and they won't let trump get in their way.

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