Excuse my error, then. I made the mistake of not looking at it objectively; I'm reasonably sure that the great majority of people in my circle of friends would know who Mark David Chapman is.
Regardless, I stand by my assertion. The whole thread is naturally based on conjecture, but I think that had John Lennon survived the world wouldn't be what it is now. I'm not arguing that things would be radically different, but at the same time, I think John was influential enough that he could've had a real effect on the world at large. Exactly what form that would take or how great it would be, I don't pretend to know.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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