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BeneteauBum

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19. That was a bad day for me

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:47 AM

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Occurring on the heels of the MLK assassination and several years after JFK, I wondered how this could this be happening? Combined with the DNC convention later that year, it was the true awakening of my political consciousness at the tender age of 16.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 17 hrs ago OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic 17 hrs ago #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye 16 hrs ago #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove 16 hrs ago #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue 5 hrs ago #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye 5 hrs ago #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA 5 hrs ago #42

Me too azureblue 5 hrs ago #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye 5 hrs ago #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv 3 hrs ago #50

It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins 3 hrs ago #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 57 min ago #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay 16 hrs ago #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph 16 hrs ago #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon 15 hrs ago #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork 16 hrs ago #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib 15 hrs ago #16

What? llmart 5 hrs ago #41

no mokeyz 14 hrs ago #23

I agree. intheflow 13 hrs ago #28

It did, azureblue 5 hrs ago #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick 3 hrs ago #52

I was just a kid Skittles 1 hr ago #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy 16 hrs ago #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 15 hrs ago #13

Sixties Peak unweird 15 hrs ago #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind 15 hrs ago #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 15 hrs ago #14

Yes! Chasstev365 15 hrs ago #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM 13 hrs ago #29

Regean azureblue 5 hrs ago #46

..... markie 15 hrs ago #17

😢 Chasstev365 15 hrs ago #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib 8 hrs ago #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum 15 hrs ago #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 32 min ago #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 15 hrs ago #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk 15 hrs ago #21

Yup! mokeyz 14 hrs ago #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis 8 hrs ago #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 14 hrs ago #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 39 min ago #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman 14 hrs ago #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir 13 hrs ago #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 8 min ago #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever 12 hrs ago #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 8 hrs ago #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv 6 hrs ago #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 6 hrs ago #38

*Sigh* NBachers 6 hrs ago #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner 6 hrs ago #40

and this is why azureblue 5 hrs ago #48

Is that George Plimpton in the train window at the 2:25 mark? RPM 2 hrs ago #53