[Cboldt]

-- No one would have been able to keep their mouths shut over something like killing a US president. --

I don't believe that. Many big secrets go to the grave. Some early, some naturally.

The bigger the wrong, the more likely it will be covered up. Imagine the consequences if the truth came out.

At some fraction, I don't know what, the public rejecting the government becomes a problem for the government. The government will never assent. History shows that governments simply get overrun by reality, a reality that the governments deny.

[alexander_busek]

No one would have been able to keep their mouths shut over something like killing a US president.

Cboldt: I don't believe that. Many big secrets go to the grave. Some early, some naturally.

Very good, Cboldt!

The perception that it's impossible to keep "big secrets" is due to Survivor's Bias.

Many "big secrets" have, indeed, been successfully kept. But since no one has ever heard of them...

Regards,

[jmacusa]

Sorry. Humans have big mouths. The bigger the secret, the bigger the mouth.