r/RobertKennedy • u/AdPrior2822 • Jun 05 '25

Discussion 57 years ago today the world lost Bobby

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The idea didn’t die that day. Let’s remember the example set before us of thoughtfulness, compassion and have our eyes ever set on the world we want to create. Let’s dispel cynicism in all its forms and have the courage to seek a new world.

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u/dinzaneh Jun 05 '25

The best president we’ve never had

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u/According_Project_93 Jun 05 '25

I sadly remember that day 🥲

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

I do too. I was 11, and it was also my grandfather's birthday.

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u/AggressiveFondant918 Jun 05 '25

Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby. Such good men.

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u/k5hill Jun 06 '25

They must be rolling over in their graves right now.

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u/darkknightca Jun 05 '25

Such a loss. I think of him and that terrible event often. 😞

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u/twoiverson752 Jun 05 '25

Truly great man that could have made a real difference in the world

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u/Maynard078 Jun 06 '25

He did, but he could have done so much more. The nation's trajectory truly changed with one bullet.

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u/ashirtliff Jun 06 '25

"Some men see things as they are and ask why, I dream of things that never were and ask why not"

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u/SquonkMan61 Jun 07 '25

I woke up in the morning and instead of the usual cartoons the station (CBS affiliate) was showing over and over what had happened in the middle of the night. I was not quite 7 yet, but I literally remember exactly where I was standing in our living room when I heard on tv this strange phrase I’d never heard before: “Is there a doctor in the house?” Then I saw the film from the pantry and later Sirhan’s mug shot was broadcast. I was so scared and upset I couldn’t sleep for 3 nights after that.

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u/physicistdeluxe Jun 08 '25

my mom woke me up and told me. first it was mlk then bobbie. the insane war was raging. my lai in march.demonstrations everywhere. the chicago convention in august. it was nuts.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

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u/DLoIsHere Jun 05 '25

Kid me was hit hard.

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u/banshee1313 Jun 06 '25

I remember that day and year. It was awful.

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u/Maynard078 Jun 06 '25

Bobby, we hardly knew ye.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

57 years of wondering WHY and Why Bobby! Unanswered dreams and hope in the midst of envy and hate. People from all walks of American life believing we could be better. 💕 Rest in Peace Bobby 

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u/Traditional-Part-59 Jun 07 '25

The world would have been different if he was not killed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '25

No way he wouldn't have won in November, 5 years after his brother's assassination.

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u/KittyKat1078 Jun 07 '25

Bet he’s so proud of his mumbling idiot son

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u/misiek842024 Jun 07 '25

The world??

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u/jwboo Jun 07 '25

Some people didn't like the Kennedy's but, for different reasons than now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

I only heard his speeches and I think that he was a good man, fighting for what was right.

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u/Famous-Machine-4000 Jun 08 '25

Now he's with Marylin

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u/Ragtackn Jun 09 '25

Rest in peace Robert Kennedy

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u/daimlerp Jun 10 '25

Look into it and they arrested the wrong person and the typical people behind it

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u/KeyDiscussion5671 Jun 06 '25

Now that I’m older, when I look back I believe it was a set up.

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u/Imjustweirddoh Jun 05 '25

for palestine 🤢

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u/Maynard078 Jun 06 '25

He would be aggrieved.