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Exactly what I was going to say. Obama is a centrist establishment politician, whereas MLK was an activist which, by definition, meant that he was operating at

Exactly what I was going to say. Obama is a centrist establishment politician, whereas MLK was an activist which, by definition, meant that he was operating at the then extremes of the political landscape. It would be insulting to many for Obama to compare himself to the great MLK. And from the other perspective, Obama is a POTUS first and a politician second and he clearly does not like his whole persona being "the black guy".

dudefeliciano 2y ago
I mean, it didn't stop Reagan or other establishment politicians from besmirching MLK's name by just mentioning it.
pessimizer 2y ago
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- jonnybgood 2y ago
  What is it with some people these days telling black people who and what they are? What's a "Cousin Pookie"? This sounds similar to someone who recently said a presidential candidate would make the White House smell like curry.
  - pfannkuchen 2y ago
    It is insincere pandering to claim to relate to legitimate struggles of an ethnic group by acting like you are part of that group, when in reality you grew up completely separate from that group and aren’t even the same ethnicity. I think the confusing part is when people act like they are offended by this when really they wouldn’t care if not for being opposed to the person politically. So it’s like insincere mimicry of offense at insincere mimicry.
  - tolerance 2y ago
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krapp 2y ago
>Obama is a centrist establishment politician, whereas MLK was an activist which, by definition, meant that he was operating at the then extremes of the political landscape. Which is funny because I remember when the narrative about Obama was that he was a black separatist raised at the foot of terrorist Bill Ayers, but that was before he was a crypto-Muslim Al-Qaeda sympathizer who wasn't even American mind you, and a Marxist-Leninist who planned to burn down the Constitution and turn the US over to communism. Also definitely the Antichrist and reincarnation of Hitler. Who was also totally a socialist. All that, and the guy was barely even a progressive.

dudefeliciano 2y ago

I mean, it didn't stop Reagan or other establishment politicians from besmirching MLK's name by just mentioning it.

pessimizer 2y ago

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jonnybgood 2y ago
What is it with some people these days telling black people who and what they are? What's a "Cousin Pookie"? This sounds similar to someone who recently said a presidential candidate would make the White House smell like curry.
- pfannkuchen 2y ago
  It is insincere pandering to claim to relate to legitimate struggles of an ethnic group by acting like you are part of that group, when in reality you grew up completely separate from that group and aren’t even the same ethnicity. I think the confusing part is when people act like they are offended by this when really they wouldn’t care if not for being opposed to the person politically. So it’s like insincere mimicry of offense at insincere mimicry.
- tolerance 2y ago
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krapp 2y ago

>Obama is a centrist establishment politician, whereas MLK was an activist which, by definition, meant that he was operating at the then extremes of the political landscape. Which is funny because I remember when the narrative about Obama was that he was a black separatist raised at the foot of terrorist Bill Ayers, but that was before he was a crypto-Muslim Al-Qaeda sympathizer who wasn't even American mind you, and a Marxist-Leninist who planned to burn down the Constitution and turn the US over to communism. Also definitely the Antichrist and reincarnation of Hitler. Who was also totally a socialist. All that, and the guy was barely even a progressive.