Sheesh, guys.

Seeing, interpreting, judging the world and it's people only through the lens of politics and power is a very narrow view.

LH, I do not at all question the validity of your perceptions of your community when Kennedy was assassinated. I do suggest your perceptions are not a corner on the market on reality. My own perception was and is that the vast majority of a nation's citizens were shocked and grieved by the assassination of a president, regardless of their political views.

Go read some Jung, boys.