As a ramification of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the nation is divided by conspiracy theories. The Kennedy conspiracy theories initially arose from Europe. These theories stated that the callous murder of President Kennedy was achieved through the acute coordination of the secret service along with the Mafia, in addition to the Vice President, also known as Lyndon B. Johnson. Though some argue that conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy are a healthy bi-product of a democratic society, conspiracy theories can be more accurately described as a threat to a society dependent on a well-informed populace. A conspiracy theory can be defined as the idea that an influential organization is responsible
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The “magic-bullet” theory supports the “lone-assassin” theory which states that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. In order for the “magic-bullet” theory to be feasible it would have to mean that the shot fired by Oswald had to of originated from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository (Rockwood). Though numerous experiments have been done in an attempt to recreate this scenario, the trajectory of the supposed “magic-bullet” was never able to be recreated thus debunking the theory. In accordance with the information gathered from the multiple experiments surrounding the “magic-bullet” theory the lack of scuff marks and scratches on the bullet itself further supports the idea that the theory is untrue as well as a product of a society dependent on a well informed …show more content…
As a result of the shielding of evidence surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy from the general public suspicions of conspiracy arose. Conspiracy theories display the lack of communication between the government and the governed. Societies are dependent on a well-informed populace, or a population that has knowledge of the events surrounding them. This is because if the majority of the population is not educated on a certain matter false interpretations of information received by the government can be spread resulting in mass chaos as well as the development of various conspiracy
The “magic-bullet” theory supports the “lone-assassin” theory which states that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. In order for the “magic-bullet” theory to be feasible it would have to mean that the shot fired by Oswald had to of originated from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository (Rockwood). Though numerous experiments have been done in an attempt to recreate this scenario, the trajectory of the supposed “magic-bullet” was never able to be recreated thus debunking the theory. In accordance with the information gathered from the multiple experiments surrounding the “magic-bullet” theory the lack of scuff marks and scratches on the bullet itself further supports the idea that the theory is untrue as well as a product of a society dependent on a well informed …show more content…
As a result of the shielding of evidence surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy from the general public suspicions of conspiracy arose. Conspiracy theories display the lack of communication between the government and the governed. Societies are dependent on a well-informed populace, or a population that has knowledge of the events surrounding them. This is because if the majority of the population is not educated on a certain matter false interpretations of information received by the government can be spread resulting in mass chaos as well as the development of various conspiracy