That 1963 turning point - the killing of Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The vast batch of documents released was poured over last week. Can you imagine, as a JFK authority, getting access to more extensive information?
And the turning point? Three things stick out for me: The end of an era of optimism. The cynicism towards government that gave rise to conspiracies, especially Kennedy's death. And the switch to consuming news via television..
So the release of these thousands of documents may or may not quell the conspiracy theorists. There are so many things now that are "conspiracized" over. (Yes, I just checked that there is this verb in the urban dictionary).
I wonder how many conspiracies were present in 1963? Let's retrieve them: the "Paul is Dead" hoax. There's the landing on the Moon was staged. There was a black helicopter theory that the United Nations would arrive in black helicopters to bring the US under UN control. Of course, UFO theories abounded - claims of government cover-ups and alien involvement.
And what are our prevalent conspiracy theories in 2025? What a question! This is a difficult area to research as it is now jam-packed with disinformation, misinformation, "spamouflage", deepfake videos, and more. There's a new story every day that would fall into the decades-ago idea of a conspiracy theory.
It is a very busy area now - too many conspiracies to list. Not like the "gold old days" when we could list 10 top conspiracy theories.
If we could vote for simpler times, I would be canvassing all over for that. Here is a picture of Ranunculus - a spring pot plant for the porch.
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