If you could change one day in the life of a historical figure, who would it be and what would you change?
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I think the U.S., and probably the world, would be much better place today if he had lived. I believe he had wonderful things in him that we never got to see. At that time, Presidents were able to have three terms, and I truly believe that the 12 years he would have spent in office would have changed the world as we know it today.
I've watched the U.S. political world go to rack and ruin, starting with Johnson and his escalation of Viet Nam, and now look at the mess we're in. If Kennedy had lived, and served three terms, I honestly believe that the effects of those twelve years would have prevented what is happening now.
I fear for what the future holds. I feel like honesty and personal character count for nothing, and that the legacy of a full Kennedy administration would have been that we would have been one of service to one's community, and one's country. Now all we have is people who care about nothing but themselves. Service to community and country has taken a back seat to wealth and fame at any cost.
I was 12 when Kennedy died 45 years ago. In 45 years, I've seen the world's morality change, and never for the better. We've been in a moral decline ever since that day. I know that people will reply that Kennedy had no morals, but personal morals and public morals are two entirely different things. It was a different time, and what he did personally I don't think would have affected the good he could have done publicly.
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I thought the same, but I would tell Abraham Lincoln that the play at Ford's Theater sucked and he should go out drinking with me instead. That would be a much better scenario and John Wilkes Booth wouldn't kill him
You are certainly right about many people nowadays being out for #1. I have not been alive as long as you have, but I have certainly noticed a change over the years in the way people have changed, become more selfish, and started placing more value in their jobs and opportunities to earn money rather than in their family or social relationships. Money is fine and dandy, and it's obviously necessary to survive in this world. However, I think of it like this: If the world were to end tomorrow (due to whatever catastrophe or tragedy may be in store for us) does it really matter if you are a multi-billionaire or a beggar on the street without a home? We would all meet the same fate and at that moment in time (unfortunately at only that moment) would we all be truly equal again. Pretty sad, but I think it's time people started looking at the big picture again and consider what really matters, not how much they can compete with their neighbors for who has the bigger car, house, etc.
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Thanks for the best Answer! I am into Alternative History and have given Lee fighting for the Union some thought in the past.