1968 presidential election - plus psionics

Irish Wolf · 11-25-2012, 01:14 PM

It's possible that the existence of psionic operatives might have deterred RFK's interest in solving almost every international crisis with atomic weapons, so I suppose an RFK administration might not have been the disaster in your world that it would likely have been in ours.

On the plus side, telepathic bodyguards might well have stopped Sirhan Sirhan in his tracks - literally.

Nixon's own psi-friends would probably have been working on trying to implement an effective telepathic shield - Nixon was notoriously paranoid about his perceived "enemies", and would likely have have loathed the idea that someone could read his mind. Expect him to keep a low profile until that happens. (In fact, if the method by which psi powers are induced is known, expect Nixon to try that, because it might give him an edge over his opponents. Tricky Dick was not one to pass up an advantage...)

11-25-2012, 01:14 PM	#3
Irish Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth, mostly	Re: 1968 presidential election - plus psionics It's possible that the existence of psionic operatives might have deterred RFK's interest in solving almost every international crisis with atomic weapons, so I suppose an RFK administration might not have been the disaster in your world that it would likely have been in ours. On the plus side, telepathic bodyguards might well have stopped Sirhan Sirhan in his tracks - literally. Nixon's own psi-friends would probably have been working on trying to implement an effective telepathic shield - Nixon was notoriously paranoid about his perceived "enemies", and would likely have have loathed the idea that someone could read his mind. Expect him to keep a low profile until that happens. (In fact, if the method by which psi powers are induced is known, expect Nixon to try that, because it might give him an edge over his opponents. Tricky Dick was not one to pass up an advantage...) __________________ If you break the laws of Man, you go to prison. If you break the laws of God, you go to Hell. If you break the laws of Physics, you go to Sweden and receive a Nobel Prize.