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Post by emilysrevolution on May 11, 2004 1:04:33 GMT -5
It's a long one, but worthy. Written by a libertarian, Rick, I thought you'd be interested.
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Post by outgirl on May 11, 2004 5:50:16 GMT -5
Where is the link?
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Post by emilysrevolution on May 11, 2004 7:04:14 GMT -5
Oops.
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Post by emilysrevolution on May 11, 2004 7:06:25 GMT -5
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Post by RS Davis on May 11, 2004 10:35:31 GMT -5
It's a long one, but worthy. Written by a libertarian, Rick, I thought you'd be interested. It's an interesting read. We have a tendency to canonize people we admire in this country. King had many faults. He didn't really understand economics. He plagairized. He embezzled. What we must remember and praise is the greater message he sent, of tolerance and principle. He was correct, no matter what his other failings were. But we must also remember he was a man, and far from perfect. - Rick |
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Post by outgirl on May 11, 2004 19:57:22 GMT -5
I don't know. The things that are suppose to be faults aren't so bad to me.
[He wrote that the "Negro today is not struggling for some abstract, vague rights, but for concrete improvement in his way of life." When equal opportunity laws failed to achieve this, King looked for other ways. In his book Where Do We Go From Here, he suggested that "A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, to equip him to compete on a just and equal basis." To do this he expressed support for quotas. In a 1968 Playboy interview, he said, "If a city has a 30% Negro population, then it is logical to assume that Negroes should have at least 30% of the jobs in any particular company, and jobs in all categories rather than only in menial areas." King was more than just talk in this regard. Working through his Operation Breadbasket, King threatened boycotts of businesses that did not hire blacks in proportion to their population.]
I don't think that sounds like an unreasonable statement, esp. in 1968. I wish the gay movement had a MLK
[Despite his constant invocations of the Declaration of Independence, King did not have much pride in America’s founding. He believed "our nation was born in genocide," and claimed that the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were meaningless for blacks because they were written by slave owners.]
Why wouldn't he feel that way. That does not make him unpatriotic.
[King’s sympathy for communism may have contributed to his opposition to the Vietnam War, which he characterized as a rascist, imperialistic, and unjust war. King claimed that America "had committed more war crimes than any nation in the world."]
Not sure that's so wrong. I don't know what would make anyone think he would oppose Jesse Jackson. He would be right by his side. Whats wrong with Jesse? I don't get this thread exactly. I think its suppose to be insulting but it reaffirms for me many reasons why I like him. He put it all on the line for the cause. Even his life. Interesting read Em.
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