Full Version: The Assassination of JFK, conspiracy rehash
I got involved with a forum for international educators in the web a JFK debate and it hasn't stopped. The driving force behind the highly detailed debate is the creator of a history web site called Spartacus.
I had a conversation with this person about the assassination and I admitted to him that I wasn't that interested in the conspiracy theories of JFK as an educator because I have never found any strong historical significance in the assassination that can be connected to any of the conspiracies. I'm not sure he as forgiven me since making the comment.
However, I did get a wonderful day out of using his JFK assassination for a Webquest for my students. They really enjoyed looking at the different theories on the assassination and providing the evidence or supposed evidence involved in each case.
The forum and the web page are treasure troves of information about the conspiracy theories.
Education Forum
If you get bounced to the home page, click "View New Posts" They are always dominated by the JFk pages.
Spartacus
Scrolling down to Primary Sources: Theories is at the very least an interesting read.
My question for debate is: What is the most convincing theory about JFK's assassination, and in the light of the theory, how should JFK's assassination be presented in a high school text book?
Naysayers should feel free to point out the flaws or shortcomings of the presented theories and points of historical significance.
I had a conversation with this person about the assassination and I admitted to him that I wasn't that interested in the conspiracy theories of JFK as an educator because I have never found any strong historical significance in the assassination that can be connected to any of the conspiracies. I'm not sure he as forgiven me since making the comment.
However, I did get a wonderful day out of using his JFK assassination for a Webquest for my students. They really enjoyed looking at the different theories on the assassination and providing the evidence or supposed evidence involved in each case.
The forum and the web page are treasure troves of information about the conspiracy theories.
Education Forum
If you get bounced to the home page, click "View New Posts" They are always dominated by the JFk pages.
Spartacus
Scrolling down to Primary Sources: Theories is at the very least an interesting read.
My question for debate is: What is the most convincing theory about JFK's assassination, and in the light of the theory, how should JFK's assassination be presented in a high school text book?
Naysayers should feel free to point out the flaws or shortcomings of the presented theories and points of historical significance.
QUOTE(Eeyore @ Dec 12 2004, 12:07 AM)
My question for debate is: What is the most convincing theory about JFK's assassination, and in the light of the theory, how should JFK's assassination be presented in a high school text book?
Naysayers should feel free to point out the flaws or shortcomings of the presented theories and points of historical significance.
The most convincing, and correct "theory" is that JFK was murdered by a disturbed young man named Lee Harvey Oswald who acted alone in the homicide.
It's the only logical conclusion that one can reach when all the evidence is analyzed without a preconceived notion.
QUOTE(lordhelmet @ Jan 3 2005, 08:27 PM)
The most convincing, and correct "theory" is that JFK was murdered by a disturbed young man named Lee Harvey Oswald who acted alone in the homicide.
It's the only logical conclusion that one can reach when all the evidence is analyzed without a preconceived notion.
It's the only logical conclusion that one can reach when all the evidence is analyzed without a preconceived notion.
I agree. One of the cable channels (Discovery or Court TV?) did some time studies that were aired about a year ago. They demonstrated pretty thoroughly tha Oswald would have had plenty of time to do all the things necessary to pull off the assassination including his escape to the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.
Students should be taught that the Warren Commission report is probably accurate, but there are people who have other theories. Getting into the conspiracy theories could easily take up a whole semseter and wouldn't, in my opinion, be a profitable use of time.
QUOTE(BoF @ Jan 3 2005, 09:50 PM)
QUOTE(lordhelmet @ Jan 3 2005, 08:27 PM)
The most convincing, and correct "theory" is that JFK was murdered by a disturbed young man named Lee Harvey Oswald who acted alone in the homicide.
It's the only logical conclusion that one can reach when all the evidence is analyzed without a preconceived notion.
It's the only logical conclusion that one can reach when all the evidence is analyzed without a preconceived notion.
I agree. One of the cable channels (Discovery or Court TV?) did some time studies that were aired about a year ago. They demonstrated pretty thoroughly tha Oswald would have had plenty of time to do all the things necessary to pull off the assassination including his escape to the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.
Students should be taught that the Warren Commission report is probably accurate, but there are people who have other theories. Getting into the conspiracy theories could easily take up a whole semseter and wouldn't, in my opinion, be a profitable use of time.
One of the best quips I heard about the assassination was "do you really think Oswald took curtain rods into work that day"??
Oswald did it. No question about it.
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