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wnylib

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33. I was getting ready to post that song.

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:27 PM

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Whenever I hear it, I get chills and feel like crying.

One day at work in the 1990s, we had a radio playing in the background. That song came on. I paused to listen. A much younger coworker asked me what was my interest in the song. I explained and she just shrugged. Did not get it. Did not understand the significance of those deaths.

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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