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Why should we care what MLK thought about UBI?
by peanuty1 4y ago
Why should we care what MLK thought about UBI?
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- jobs_throwaway 4y agoHis great moral standing and wisdom
- glhaynes 4y agoMLK is largely seen as a virtuous, wise person. A lot of moral sentiment enters into people's opinions on social economics. Also, people look to group sentiment to calibrate whether a proposal is more extreme than they want to think of themselves/be thought of. MLK having expressed a favorable opinion about it makes UBI less susceptible to "that's evil, naive communism"-style attacks.
- rhaway84773 4y agoIt also helps fight against the reverse, a knee jerk “that’s evil, hyper capitalism in disguise” sentiments.
- TigeriusKirk 4y agoBecause he thought a lot about poverty and how to relieve it, as well as having practical working knowledge of the problems.
- rolenthedeep 4y agoOther than championing human and civil rights for all, equality, the end of government sanctioned and funded inequality and suppression or minorities, non-violent protest, and overall social reform? Can't think of a single reason.
- bigtex88 4y agoI was trying to show that people on both the "left" (MLK) and the "right" (Friedman) advocate for UBI. But thank you for revealing your thoughts on MLK through your question.