Why Is John F Kennedy Unjust?

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The assassination of John F. Kennedy was unjust, because he was pro-civil rights, he was peaceful, and the things he did as president were for the better of America; however, some people had different political beliefs, justifying his assassination to them. JFK came from Irish decent and, in the time before his presidency, he lived in New York which had a prominent reputation for bigotry and discrimination. Still though, he opposed Eisenhower’s 1957 Civil Rights Act so why would somebody think he was pro-civil rights? During his time as president, 1961 to 1963, JFK showed sympathy for Coretta Scott King when her husband was in jail and he had him released safely, he had african americans hired to federal government positions- , and he found ways to coerce government funded organisations to employ …show more content…
Since Oswald was so passionate about his beliefs, it would be reasonable to think that he might even die for his beliefs. After the assassination of JFK, a lot of evidence arose about Oswald’s communistic life. He defected from the US, proudly read the communist manifesto, and had a desire to live in Cuba because of the leftist government. All of this, matched with Oswald’s distorted way of thinking, would make JFK’s assassination a reasonable thing to do. The problem with this is the fact that Kennedy’s assassin had deep rooted mental issues, therefore, a lot of the things he did weren't rational or logical. There are multiple testimonies from people who had constant contact with him, commenting on his state of mind. Someone who is ‘insane’ has a way of thinking that is declared illogical, leading to me thinking that the assassination is unjust. (mcadams.posc.mu.edu)
In conclusion, the assassination of JFK was unjust because he was pro civil rights, he was peaceful, and he had a promising agenda. His assassin had a distorted way of thinking and constantly carried out irrational