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In reply to the discussion: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy believed President Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. [View all]stopbush
(24,396 posts)or any book that goes into an depth on Oswald, you would know that the simplest motive he held was one of self aggrandizement.
I find that easy to believe, especially when I read the postings buy the self-aggrandizing JFK CTists in threads like these. Notice how they're all defenders of democracy? Notice how they can sniff out the unpatriotic disinformation peddlers? You know, the people like me who cite the scientific evidence when discussing this case?
Funny thing about Oswald is that he actually admired JFK to an extent. He liked the fact that JFK was standing up for minorities. That fact bolsters the idea of Oswald killing JFK as an act of self aggrandizement. Oswald wanted to be somebody. He wanted the world to talk about him. Why do you think he tried to kill General Walker before he tried to kill JFK? He didn't hate Walker. He was shooting at a SYMBOL, just like killing JFK was killing a person who symbolized what Oswald didn't like about the American government.
None of that required Oswald to expect a pay day for killing JFK.