Who was the most tragic victim of Camelot (the Kennedy dynasty) ?

Question

Mary Jo Kopechne ? Marilyn Monroe ? Rosemary Kennedy ? Martha Moxley ? Patty Baldwin ?

Hmm... all women. So much for the Kennedys and "women's rights"

Not a bad answer. But John Jr. was reckless much like his father(who refused to have a bubble top).

Woo... did someone say Viet Nam ? But Jack just sent "advisors," didn't he ? He didn't esculate the war did he ? And people say GWB is a liar !

Answer 1

The most tragic figure from that era was the American people who experienced the tragic end of the lives of three of the greatest inspirers, motivators, and men of insight we have had in our lifetimes.

They all had the ability to create a true grassroots movement that took place from the heart outward. They sought to teach us about compassion for those underpriviledged, to show us how to put ourselves in the shoes of another and see injustice, they showed us how to live lives of substance and moral courage. They showed a rare charisma and ability to motivate people to be their best selves. And millions of people truly believing in making this a better world and workig hard to do so is a dangerous thing to those stealing charge of America. Thus their platform, judged to be too dangerous, was taken from them and us. When they died, so did much of our souls, conscience, and hope.

But they could not kill that seed they planted within some people who still are poplitical activists and involved due to the works and words and effects of JFK, RFK, and MLK. Though most of the boomers in that generation sold out thier idealistic beliefs in a better world, some remain still motivated that even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, their remains hope for as Bobby said "Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

In the face of the country we love crumbling before our eyes I recall what Bobby said that "lFew will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation." yet he also reminds us what is needed " Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change."

This is Bobby's legacy. The most tragic victim of the loss of that dynasty and also MLK is the world we could have had, the lives we could have saved, and the many whose souls might had been lifted to lead a life of service and compassion that instead have deadened their consciences. That, my friend, is the true tragedy.


For those sitting in judgement, remember in his life the Lord overlooked sins if we have love in our hearts for the least among us and they did and noone can take away that legacy.

Answer 2

when you live on the edge you sometime slide off. this family has always been blessed with money, power and privilege. this is very threatening to some and if you become too powerful, you can be a target (JFK, RFK), if you play to hard you can get in trouble (JR., Ted). Getting into trouble may have saved Ted's life, that or his politics were just never as acceptable so as to become more politically successful.

Answer 3

JFK, Jr.

Someone decided to shoot a bullet through his father's brain from a building just because he didn't like him. The nation lost a President, he lost a father.

Then he died tragically before his time in a plane crash on the way to a family reunion.

Answer 4

I like your spunk. And I can't really add much to the other answers, but I think JFK has been sainted, and its against some mysterious moral code to speak ill of him.

Answer 5

The mothers of all those boys who died in Viet Nam - because it was JFK's fascination with 'Special Forces' that got us involved in the first place.

Answer 6

Jackie. She saw everyone around her die. She had to live with all of those images.