Comment on Do political assassinations generally help or harm the cause of the person that was assassinated?

chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

It depends on the context and the motivation. The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, for instance, I’d argue was a success – it halted any momentum the reconciliation movement had at the time, and led to the situation we’re in today. Would talks have broken down anyway? Who’s to say.

By contrast, the assassination of JFK, though the purpose is unknown, allowed Johnson to galvanise his party in support of a raft of measures.

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