Excellent summary of the sociological contours of the historical moment.
I was a small child at the time of the assassination, but somehow I really remember how that episode shook my parents. Even as a child I could intuitively sense the deeply traumatic impact the event had on society. I think you make a very insightful summary of the psychology of that period.
Thank you for your kind comment. I’m remembering again how events bond us all together. People who remember the assassination, regardless of the rest of their lives diverging, all come together in the memory.