Has the Nation Lost Its Innocence

Did America lose their innocence the day JFK was assassinated? I feel our nation lost its innocence before the death of John F. Kennedy. There were multiple assassinations before Kennedy’s, and assassination attempts. Each murder of a high well-respected figure has impacted this country, and brought fear to people. For example Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination I believe greatly affected this nation. He was trying to make a difference, and was succeeding, then was killed. Same with Robert Kennedy, he was going to bring our troops home from war, then was shot and killed. Whenever someone tries to change this country for the better, it seems they are “cut off”.

The second after Kennedy was shot, fear and panic was placed within people. They began to question their safety and their faith in the government. How could they let this happen? Why wasn’t Kennedy more protected? Why was he shot? These are all important questions Americans began to ask. People knew Kennedy was doing so many great things for the United States; many began to question the country they were living in.

This country got put through so much turmoil because of Kennedy’s death. Within years after the assassination there were riots and protests and people wanting their family and friends to come home from war. If Kennedy would have lived, they would be home and safe with their families, but sadly they had to stay in Vietnam and America lost many valuable lives. The world started to view America as a terrible country, and one that treated minorities poorly and was “out-of-control”.

                9/11 did affect America similarly, but also very differently. It put fear in the people just as Kennedy’s assassination did. This event I believe scared the people more than JFK’s death, they feared for their own lives more than ever and didn’t know what to expect next. In 9/11 thousands of people were killed and many injured, whereas JFK was the only assassination, others mysteriously went missing or died unexpectedly. I don’t believe people blamed themselves for 9/11 or at least not like some blamed themselves for Kennedy’s death.

                In my opinion I believe the conspiracy that the government had absolutely everything to do with this and killed Kennedy because they didn’t agree with what he was doing, even though it was all for the good of America. Our government is corrupt and always has been they do what they think is best for them and their own benefit, I don’t think they care about American’s at all. They wanted Kennedy dead, and they did whatever they could to make that happen. They covered their own butts and killed anyone who got in their way or was going to rat them out. They destroyed and got rid of all the evidence they could. Kennedy’s brain just “disappeared” and many files of his death were burned. His autopsy was a complete joke, and utterly improperly performed. Lee Harvey Oswald was framed and how he said a “patsy” so they could get away with murder. They had this plan elaborately planned out didn’t think anyone would try and question them. They altered the reports of the people they questioned; they stole people’s pictures and films of that day. They set Oswald up from the start and created his profile to look like a killer. Oswald had no idea what was going on until the moment the shots were fired.

                The government killed his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, because he was accomplishing the same things as JFK. He was going to try and bring peace to this nation, and they didn’t like that. There are times where I have very little faith in our government and this is one of those times. They think they can get away with anything and no one can touch them. I believe in 2029 when those records are released to the public we might find out the truth of what happened on that day in 1963. There was more than one shooter that day and Oswald was not one of them. Those who shot him were strategically placed around the blocks; the one with the kill shot was placed in the grassy noel.

                You can think what you want to think about JFK and how he died, but I strongly believe this is what happened. One day we will all find out and someone will be wrong. For now JFK’s assignation is still somewhat of a mystery and will hopefully someday the truth will be reviled. Many guilty people were let go without a second thought that they had anything to do with what happened that day. I hope people question our government and if what everything they do is right, because it’s not. I look forward to the day when the truth comes out.