Reply #10: Or I could have prefaced my statement with this: [View All]

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JFK evokes nostalgia in me, too. I grew up in that era, and I agree that everything went to Hell after he was assassinated.

But I think there's a danger in idolizing people to the extent that we don't acknowledge their faults - or don't acknowledge that they could even HAVE faults.

I'm not entirely certain what was going behind the scenes back then - few people are. But I do know that politically powerful families can be very dangerous, and I'm not entirely thrilled with the antics of some contemporary Kennedys.

Then again, JFK might have kept the rest of his clan in line, if he was still alive. He was truly inspirational - but how much substance behind the glamor?