Dr Martin Luther King saved this country

[JWBooth]

This horse shit thread resurrected again.

 

[rightwinger]

He would be outraged by how Democrats turned blacks into economic dependents living off of the free shit.

Dr King advocated for welfare and Affirmative Action

 

[BlueGin]

What changed because of Dr King?

Civil Rights act ended state sanctioned segregation
Voting Rights act allowed blacks to vote and run for office
Opportunities opened for blacks through Affirmative Action

Lefties always trying to usurp other people’s accomplishments. Stop trying to hijack the civil rights movement.

 

[rightwinger]

Lefties always trying to usurp other people’s accomplishments. Stop trying to hijack the civil rights movement.

Dr King hijacked the Civil Rights movement?

 

[JimH52]

Time to celebrate Dr Kings legacy
As Trump tramples our basic rights as Americans and threatens the globe, we need him more than ever

The man that SHAMELESSLY took a peace prize from someone who deserved it could not carry MLK's jock strap. trump is a POS and Magats can kiss my.....

 

[JimH52]

Dr King advocated for welfare and Affirmative Action

Just think of what trying to kill DEI means, It mean, white men need to run the country. It means that there is not place for blacks, people of color, women, gays, trans, or disabled in this country. It means, 'WE NEED TO RETURN TO RULE BY WHITE MEN ONLY."

The repub party has never taken that stance. But the Magat Party is. The repub party is dying and will be demolished in November. They can thank the Magat Party and their cowardice for that.

 

[jc456]

we still have the same problems with race....to many bigots around.......

well technically, democrats still hate blacks. Don't respect them, belittle them constantly daily. In here. They still think blacks are too inferior to get a driver's license. amazing.

 

[jc456]

Liberal had a different meaning then. A liberal was a moderate conservative. Today its a raging socialist

you forgot, lunatics

 

[IDIOCRACY]

I grew up in the 60's and saw most of the Civil Rights movement. Like most Americans, I was outraged at the assasination of Dr King. When we talked about giving him a national holiday ten years later, I looked at it as a form of appeasement for outraged blacks.....a way of giving them their own holiday to quiet them down.

In reading about the Civil Rights movement in subsequent years, I realized what a great American Dr King was. Black Americans came back after WWII to find that despite fighting and dying in defense of their country, they were still treated like lesser Americans. They found they were not allowed to mingle with whites, were not welcome in much of the country they had fought for. Blacks were considered to be dirty, diseased and sub human. Some whites were outraged at the thought of eating with blacks, using the same restrooms, riding on public transportation with them.

As black Americans began to protest their treatment in their own country they were met with harsh resistance from both white militants and governments who swore to support inequal treatment. Blacks were denied the right to vote, to freely associate, rights to a fair trial. Those who resisted were met with terrorist attacks. Lynchings, bombings, arrest and assasination of their leaders.

Most of us faced with such horrific treatment in our own homeland would fight violence with violence. How would you react if someone spat on your child for trying to go to school?

When the courts did not protect blacks, armed conflict would seem a reasonable response. Dr King knew violence would only result in more violence against you. He modeled the Civil Rights movement around Gandhis peaceful resistance theories. By using cameras to document the treatment of peaceful protestors he saved this country from an armed violent protest that would have destroyed this country.


America returned from WWII as an economic and military superpower. But a country that does not treat its citizens with respect is not a moral superpower. By changing the way we treat our citizens, Dr King, more importantly, saved our soul. By forcing us to look in a mirror and see who we really are, he enabled us to become a truly great country.

On this Martin Luther King day I hope everyone can reflect on what a great American he was and how much better off we all are

Left today continue to treat blacks as lesser humans, every day

 

[jc456]

Left today continue to treat blacks as lesser humans, every day

Ask a leftist to explain why voter ID doesn't work for blacks, hilarious and evil at the same time.

 

[rightwinger]

Left today continue to treat blacks as lesser humans, every day

What have Conservatives done for blacks?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Another day to celebrate the accomplishments of a genuinely evil man. King was a pervert, whoremaster, alcoholic, embezzler, plagiarist and child abuser. Following him is a big reason why blacks are the way they are.

 

[rightwinger]

Another day to celebrate the accomplishments of a genuinely evil man. King was a pervert, whoremaster, alcoholic, embezzler, plagiarist and child abuser. Following him is a big reason why blacks are the way they are.

More reason to honor Dr King……an American PATRIOT

Those he fought against are still here and posting on USMB

 

[Hafar1014]

Another day to celebrate the accomplishments of a genuinely evil man. King was a pervert, whoremaster, alcoholic, embezzler, plagiarist and child abuser. Following him is a big reason why blacks are the way they are.

The problem today with blacks is the welfare state that destroyed their families and their belief in socialism as they rejected Booker T Washington and embraced DE DuBois a communist

 

[Harry Dresden]

More reason to honor Dr King……an American PATRIOT

Those he fought against are still here and posting on USMB

all the things she said he is and you think that makes him even a better guy?....

 

[EvilCat Breath]

all the things she said he is and you think that makes him even a better guy?....

Now you see the problem. Those of us who were there during the Civil rights movement remember exactly who he was and what he did.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Now you see the problem. Those of us who were there during the Civil rights movement remember exactly who he was and what he did.

dam you must be old.....

 

[JimH52]

More reason to honor Dr King……an American PATRIOT

Those he fought against are still here and posting on USMB

trump has encouraged them to crawl out from under their rock. I still say many members of ICE are former Oath Keepers or Proud Boys. The masks protect their identity.

 

[Rawley]

He would be outraged at Republicans destroying his legacy

How's that?

 

[jc456]

Another day to celebrate the accomplishments of a genuinely evil man. King was a pervert, whoremaster, alcoholic, embezzler, plagiarist and child abuser. Following him is a big reason why blacks are the way they are.

He was a womanizer