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11. I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going....

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:23 AM

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To be elected President---Humphrey and McCarthy wouldn't have stood a chance to be nominee after California, and RFK had no "LBJ" baggage so would have defeated Nixon---and THAT eventuality would have meant a different......everything.

Bobby, even more than Jimmy Carter IMO, though Carter grew up in humble circumstances, had empathy for the least of us and for all of us.

Humphrey got my first official vote on my 19th birthday, 1968, but Bobby was my guy.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 14 hrs ago OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic 13 hrs ago #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye 13 hrs ago #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove 12 hrs ago #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue 1 hr ago #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye 1 hr ago #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA 1 hr ago #42

Me too azureblue 1 hr ago #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye 1 hr ago #49

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay 12 hrs ago #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph 12 hrs ago #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon 11 hrs ago #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork 12 hrs ago #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib 11 hrs ago #16

What? llmart 2 hrs ago #41

no mokeyz 10 hrs ago #23

I agree. intheflow 9 hrs ago #28

It did, azureblue 1 hr ago #45

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool 12 hrs ago #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #13

Sixties Peak unweird 12 hrs ago #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind 12 hrs ago #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 11 hrs ago #14

Yes! Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM 9 hrs ago #29

Regean azureblue 1 hr ago #46

..... markie 11 hrs ago #17

😢 Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib 4 hrs ago #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum 11 hrs ago #19

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 11 hrs ago #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk 11 hrs ago #21

Yup! mokeyz 11 hrs ago #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis 5 hrs ago #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 10 hrs ago #25

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman 10 hrs ago #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir 9 hrs ago #27

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever 9 hrs ago #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 4 hrs ago #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv 3 hrs ago #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 3 hrs ago #38

*Sigh* NBachers 2 hrs ago #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner 2 hrs ago #40

and this is why azureblue 1 hr ago #48