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armylax20 t1_ivtmk97 wrote

Reply to comment by PurpEL in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart

I was listening to startalk radio with guest Michael Shermer about conspiracy theories, and he made the great point that conspiracy theories only catch on when they are “successful”, and brought up how Reagan’s failed assassination attempt didn’t garner any, but you can be sure if he died they would run wild. >50% of people don’t think Oswald acted alone, but theories about Reagan’s attempt aren’t popular at all. Something about the proportionality of the event, and our refusal to accept that one person can do something to cause such drastic change.

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Test_subject_515 t1_ivu6q19 wrote

Gravillo Princip was only a 19yo kid and his act of assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused WW1 to happen. One person can cause everything to change forever.

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TheLucidDream t1_ivuev4c wrote

Ehhh….. that was a pretext. Everyone was already itching for a fight before then.

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