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>Apologies for the directness, but JFK was ranked as some kind of awesome president because he was killed in office, not because of some magic power he had.

Really? You're holding the secret microphone that allows you to speak for everyone else?

I can think of loads of reasons JFK stood out as an exceptional President, you sir are confused.

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You can think of loads of reasons, but you haven't given any. Being assassinated young is probably the only thing most people know about JFK. It isn't rocket science to figure out that most people would see him as a sort of martyr because of it.

Thank you for that deep level of insight into other peoples thoughts.

You could start with his speech writers...

I think it'd be healthy if we realize and stop fetishizing the myth that the man makes the times not the other way round.

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