I still believe in the idea that the CIA or factions within the bourgeoisie assassinated JFK. It doesn’t matter that JFK was a war criminal who was just as bad as most other Presidents in the United States history. What matters is that his death to this day just comes off as incredibly suspicious and the fact that he wanted to get rid of the CIA just makes me… not really trust the official narrative. I mean, the narrative painting the man who did initially as a communist just seems too convenient…
I’m sorry, I know how I sound, but I used to grow up with 9/11 conspiracy theories as well. In many ways, it made me anti-imperialist, but it certainly did give rise in me to certain suspicious about the US government as well. I know that I shouldn’t be thinking like this, but honestly? I don’t know. And perhaps none of us will know for sure. But I can’t help but get the feeling that the bourgeoisie would easily cannibalize their own.
The US would never kill its own head of state? They’re easily replaceable, don’t have complete control of the federal government, and besides, kings were assassinated by nobles way back when for much less.
Honestly, I get how I sound, and maybe it’s my extreme case of OCD, but I just grew up with this as a fact. Maybe I need to rethink all this.
I’m sorry, comrades, but this is kinda hard for me.
(Also, this is a reply to the previous thread about this topic).
the thread did not seem to conclusively go one way or the other on whether he was killed by the CIA.
the death of JFK and the murder of the assassin while in police custody is very suspicious to me. I have not thought about it enough to have decided what to believe plus it was very long ago
However, if, for example, tomorrow Dotard got assassinated, I would suspect it was CIA.
Even though he does do most of what they want, small differences with previous official line have motivated them to run Russiagate, pee-tape and impeachment against him.
US government also had a hand in the coup against former Australian PM Rudd for minor differences in foreign policy: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/12/aust-d08.html
However, I dont think it really should make much difference on whether you became communist or not. What if instead, they got a sex tape and convinced JFK to retire for “health reasons” instead? Also, the problems of capitalism would still exist even if the government did not have a CIA carrying out these plots
Exactly!