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Originally Posted by nancy thereader
This is a new book by Steven King, but it is not a horror story like "Cujo" or something. The premise is: what would have happened if someone could have gone back in time to prevent JFK's assassination. How would the world have been different?
Any ideas? How would the world have changed, if at all, in this alternate universe?
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In my opinion - probably not at all. Johnson did not change Kennedy's agenda drastically.
I beleive the course of history has a certain consistency that cannot be changed by one man or one single event. Usually it is layers and layers of events from decades and maybe centuries previously that effect events today. Timing may change, outcomes may slightly deviate, but results are the same. Also, there is more of a consistency to US politically then people realize. Vietnam, Watergate (or similiar conspiracy), 9-11, Iraq war...I am convinced all those events would have happened, maybe at different times and subtle changes, no matter who was in office.