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MLK is revered today but the real King would make white people uncomfortable
- chiefalchemist 5y agoPerhaps. But this article, like so many others like it fails to mention one of key points about his legacy. That is, Dr King was assassinated not while he protested for civil rights (in the early to mid 60s), but later during his quest for financial justice and mitigating income inequality. Bobby Kennedy met the same fate, while also questioning wealth distribution.
- lern_too_spel 5y agoYou know James Earl Ray. He was all about stopping financial justice.
- ashwagary 5y agoEconomic justice and civil rights are inextricably tied in discussions about US history.
- chiefalchemist 5y agoYes. But the perception is King was assassinated for and during his civil rights efforts. That simply not the case. To believe otherwise is to malign history.
- jevoten 5y agoOf course, white people can never disagree with or be opposed to something. Gone soft from their lives of comfort and luxury, the strongest stance they can muster is being "uncomfortable". > Although, in death, he became one of the most revered figures in US history, for the entirety of the 39 years that King lived and breathed, there wasn’t a single day when the majority of white Americans approved of him. In 1966, Gallup measured his approval rating at 32% positive and 63% negative. These are also largely the same people that fought in WWII, so take any overly idealistic modern day claims of what it is they fought for with a large grain of salt.
- vnchr 5y agoThis is an interesting generalization of an entire race. I wonder if there’s a word for that.
- ashwagary 5y ago