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And unlike today's protestors, he would not ask that the media give him a "safe space," nor would his followers cry over words. He knew that the very presence o
by drumdance 11y ago
And unlike today's protestors, he would not ask that the media give him a "safe space," nor would his followers cry over words. He knew that the very presence of the media when they filmed his protests made him safer than without them.
- hackuser 11y agoyour statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. ... (It's true of most criticisms in this discussion; sorry to pick on yours to make a point.)
- erikpukinskis 11y agoYou have no right to speak for a dead man. Stand up for your options and present them as your own.
- drumdance 11y agoThat cuts both ways. Social justice types like these claim the legacy of King, so much so that they call people like Ben Carson an Uncle Tom. (I don't support Carson by any means, but resorting to insults hardly bolsters ones moral position.)
- hackuser 11y ago> Social justice types ... Who, specifically? Nobody said that. The person you are criticizing is your own fictional creation.
- drumdance 11y ago> Social justice types: People like this: http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_29111364/cu-boulder-racism-protest-canceled-after-african-american http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_29111364/cu-boulder-ra...
- erikpukinskis 11y agoNo one in that story is speaking on behalf of Martin Luther King.
- kelukelugames 11y agoHey com'on. Let's not demand that kids need to be MLK. That's like expecting all of us to be Linus Torvalds.