Oswald's Motive

[Jon Banks]

So the “state of mind” means whatever you want it to mean to support your conclusion.

They start from the conclusion that Oswald acted alone and work backwards. Circular arguments every time.

[Bill Chapman]

They start from the conclusion that Oswald acted alone and work backwards. Circular arguments every time.

Here's my circular argument
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[Steve M. Galbraith]

They start from the conclusion that Oswald acted alone and work backwards. Circular arguments every time.

Who is this "they" that did this? On whose orders? And who were Oswald's fellow conspirators? Where was his help?

Were "they" the WC, the HSCA, the Church Committee, multiple news organizations, investigative reporters.....? Multiple generations of Americans over half a century. Which one did this? All of them? Now there's a heckuva conspiracy. The idea that you could get all of these disparate groups to come to the same conclusion is...well....I'm not sure how you can think that can pulled off.

This has been looked at/investigated again and again and again and again. All sorts of groups/entities/organizations have investigated it. Did they all start from a lone assassin view and reject contradictory evidence?

Your argument is they didn't find a conspiracy therefore there was a conspiracy to not find a conspiracy. Now that's circular thinking.

BTW, who were the conspirators that they didn't find? You're vague as to who they were.

[John Iacoletti]

Did they all start from a lone assassin view and reject contradictory evidence?

Yes.

[Bill Chapman]

Oswald got what he deserved

[Steve M. Galbraith]

Oswald got what he deserved

Sorry, no. Even the worst of people - child killers? what's worse? - deserve a fair trial, due process. If you accept vigilantism here, in this case, how do you stop it tomorrow? If it's you?

There's a scene from the movie "Man For All Seasons" where More defends the rule of law. Even the devil deserves it; because if you remove the rule of law where do you go when you're the one being sought? And by the Devil himself? The law protects both the Devil and you. Besides, had we had a trial I am absolutely sure that we wouldn't be here. Oswald would have, implicitly if not explicitly, confessed. Sure the "Oswald was brainwashed by MK-Ultra" types would defend him but they would be in the Holocaust denial/911 Truthers far fringe.

Here's the critical exchange:

[Charles Collins]

In his December 9, 1963 Dan Smoot Report, Dan writes that: “Oswald was a psychotic misanthrope.” After studying the case for many years, I think that he may have been right.