It’s not that during Kennedy’s lifetime there was total silence about his uglier habits; it’s that they weren’t seen as disqualifying. But with these facts on the public record for decades, and the evolution of our culture over those years, more critical portraits of Kennedy are thankfully emerging, if in fits and starts.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It’s not that during Kennedy’s lifetime there was total silence about his uglier habits; it’s that they weren’t seen as disqualifying. But with these facts on the public record for decades, and the evolution of our culture over those years, more critical portraits of Kennedy are thankfully emerging, if in fits and starts." in the context of "David Mark in Ted Kennedy died 10 years ago. It's time for liberals, and America, to reassess his life and crimes. (25 August 2019)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.