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Another sign that interest in the JFK assassination is waning
John Corbett:
I haven't been a regular contributor on any online forum regarding the JFK assassination in about five years. I don't know why but I just recently decided to revisit the subject. I've browsed this forum and others and one thing I have definitely noticed is the volume of posts is way down from what I saw when I was a regular contributor. I regularly participated in two Google Groups forums, alt.assassination.jfk (moderated by John McAdams) and alt.conspiracy.jfk(unmoderated). Both forums would see quite a few new topics started each day and it would not be unusual to see some topics get dozens of posts each day. As of 4:30 ET today, I see only 6 topics that have had any activity at all today and those that have only have one or two posts. I've looked at a few of the other online discussion groups and they seem to have even less activity than this one.
I began discussing the JFK assassination and conspiracy theories online shortly after Oliver Stone's movie came out. I participated on and off in various forums for about 30 years and had walked away from them about five years ago. I can say without hesitation that I've never seen such a low level of interest in the subject of JFK's assassination. It is not surprising given that it has been over 62 years since it happened. That is the same time span as the one between JFK's assassination and McKinley's assassination. IOW, both are ancient history to anyone under 70 years old. I was in 7th grade when JFK died and am now 74. Why would anyone from younger generations have much interest in the subject. Why would anyone who doesn't remember JFK when he was alive bother to argue about how he died.
History books and online sources mostly identify Oswald as the assassin while recognizing that there is a significant percentage of the American people who don't believe he acted alone. The fact that many doubt this doesn't mean they are obsessed about it. Most of them go about their daily lives without ever giving the question a thought. I've had periods where I was among those people but for reasons I can't explain, I keep coming back. The fact that there doesn't seem to be any discussion groups with significant activity probably means my own interest won't last for long.
Royell Storing:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on February 24, 2026, 09:52:38 PM ---I haven't been a regular contributor on any online forum regarding the JFK assassination in about five years. I don't know why but I just recently decided to revisit the subject. I've browsed this forum and others and one thing I have definitely noticed is the volume of posts is way down from what I saw when I was a regular contributor. I regularly participated in two Google Groups forums, alt.assassination.jfk (moderated by John McAdams) and alt.conspiracy.jfk(unmoderated). Both forums would see quite a few new topics started each day and it would not be unusual to see some topics get dozens of posts each day. As of 4:30 ET today, I see only 6 topics that have had any activity at all today and those that have only have one or two posts. I've looked at a few of the other online discussion groups and they seem to have even less activity than this one.
I began discussing the JFK assassination and conspiracy theories online shortly after Oliver Stone's movie came out. I participated on and off in various forums for about 30 years and had walked away from them about five years ago. I can say without hesitation that I've never seen such a low level of interest in the subject of JFK's assassination. It is not surprising given that it has been over 62 years since it happened. That is the same time span as the one between JFK's assassination and McKinley's assassination. IOW, both are ancient history to anyone under 70 years old. I was in 7th grade when JFK died and am now 74. Why would anyone from younger generations have much interest in the subject. Why would anyone who doesn't remember JFK when he was alive bother to argue about how he died.
History books and online sources mostly identify Oswald as the assassin while recognizing that there is a significant percentage of the American people who don't believe he acted alone. The fact that many doubt this doesn't mean they are obsessed about it. Most of them go about their daily lives without ever giving the question a thought. I've had periods where I was among those people but for reasons I can't explain, I keep coming back. The fact that there doesn't seem to be any discussion groups with significant activity probably means my own interest won't last for long.
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Interest wanes because alleged JFK Assassination "researchers" continue pounding on the same tired drums. I instead have gone where, "no man has gone before": (1) The Elm St Extension, and (2) The Railroad Yard. This virgin ground has led me to the 2 Newest JFK Assassination Discoveries in decades. (1) A Car rolling down the Elm St Ext while shots were being fired, and (2) An Unknown DPD Motorcycle Cop filmed by Darnell inside the railroad yard. Each of these discoveries proves a JFK Assassination Conspiracy.
Benjamin Cole:
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I think you are roughly right; in part this inevitable as the JFKA recedes into the past. The people who really care about the JFKA, and even the larger topic of that fascinating period of history, are dying off.
The Education Forum had some action until recently, but has become inhospitable after inexplicably elevating one of its most TDS-ish, rigid and annoying members to become a moderator, resulting in about a dozen or so regular or frequent participants to slack off (or get banned). There is a smaller number of regular participants left, one obsessed with Nazis and another with the sex lives of pols and LBJ (and Jews).
Some JFKA commentators, in their Substack or other forums, are so desperate for readers they go to TDS or anti-Semitic tropes to garner eyeballs rather than the JFKA. Unfortunately, this is also rife inside the Ed Forum. Jeff Morley took to the Tucker Carlson show to dogwhistle "Mossad did it."
So, the JFKA research community is dwindling, and some are sinking into the bile they exude.
I still hold it is plausible that LHO had confederates, based upon my layman's read on the Z-film (JBC shot at Z-295 and JFK at Z-313).
Caveat emptorr, and draw your own conclusions.
The JFKA remains an interesting topic for me, but I am also an old man, and who knows how many moons are left.
Jarrett Smith:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on February 24, 2026, 09:52:38 PM ---I haven't been a regular contributor on any online forum regarding the JFK assassination in about five years. I don't know why but I just recently decided to revisit the subject. I've browsed this forum and others and one thing I have definitely noticed is the volume of posts is way down from what I saw when I was a regular contributor. I regularly participated in two Google Groups forums, alt.assassination.jfk (moderated by John McAdams) and alt.conspiracy.jfk(unmoderated). Both forums would see quite a few new topics started each day and it would not be unusual to see some topics get dozens of posts each day. As of 4:30 ET today, I see only 6 topics that have had any activity at all today and those that have only have one or two posts. I've looked at a few of the other online discussion groups and they seem to have even less activity than this one.
I began discussing the JFK assassination and conspiracy theories online shortly after Oliver Stone's movie came out. I participated on and off in various forums for about 30 years and had walked away from them about five years ago. I can say without hesitation that I've never seen such a low level of interest in the subject of JFK's assassination. It is not surprising given that it has been over 62 years since it happened. That is the same time span as the one between JFK's assassination and McKinley's assassination. IOW, both are ancient history to anyone under 70 years old. I was in 7th grade when JFK died and am now 74. Why would anyone from younger generations have much interest in the subject. Why would anyone who doesn't remember JFK when he was alive bother to argue about how he died.
History books and online sources mostly identify Oswald as the assassin while recognizing that there is a significant percentage of the American people who don't believe he acted alone. The fact that many doubt this doesn't mean they are obsessed about it. Most of them go about their daily lives without ever giving the question a thought. I've had periods where I was among those people but for reasons I can't explain, I keep coming back. The fact that there doesn't seem to be any discussion groups with significant activity probably means my own interest won't last for long.
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I was 12 years old in 1988 watched the NOVA special with Walter Cronkite and that started my interest in the case. The next day I visited the library and got six seconds in Dallas and best evidence to read. There were many good programs on for the 25th anniversary. 38 years later many of the old timers are long gone, and the younger generations could care less.
Tom Graves:
--- Quote from: Jarrett Smith on February 25, 2026, 01:51:04 AM ---I was 12 years old in 1988 watched the NOVA special with Walter Cronkite and that started my interest in the case. The next day I visited the library and got six seconds in Dallas and best evidence to read. There were many good programs on for the 25th anniversary. 38 years later many of the old timers are long gone, and the younger generations could care less.
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The book should be titled "10.2 Seconds in Dallas," because that's how long it took Oswald to fire all three shots.
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