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Obama honors Martin Luther King’s ‘moral clarity’ as 2020 Democrats show unity

"Barack Obama spoke out on America’s Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday, posting a link to the civil rights leader’s 1963 letter from an Alabama jail, written while King was in detention for leading a march of black protesters without a permit and urging a boycott of businesses owned by white people.

“Every so often, I re-read Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” the former Democratic president wrote. “While some of the injustices may have changed, his poetic brilliance, moral clarity, and tests of conscience still reverberate today. Take a moment to reflect on his righteous call.”

As America’s first and so far only black president, Obama took a lead on Monday as many US cities held MLK Day events and competing candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination put aside rivalries and rows to march arm-in-arm in South Carolina.

In his letter, King decried racial intolerance, writing:

“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

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Warren & Sanders shake hands, march arm in arm, laugh, chat together at today's MLK celebration
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2020 Democratic contenders link arms in MLK Jr. Day march
 

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Obama honors Martin Luther King’s ‘moral clarity’ as 2020 Democrats show unity

"Barack Obama spoke out on America’s Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday, posting a link to the civil rights leader’s 1963 letter from an Alabama jail, written while King was in detention for leading a march of black protesters without a permit and urging a boycott of businesses owned by white people.

“Every so often, I re-read Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” the former Democratic president wrote. “While some of the injustices may have changed, his poetic brilliance, moral clarity, and tests of conscience still reverberate today. Take a moment to reflect on his righteous call.”

As America’s first and so far only black president, Obama took a lead on Monday as many US cities held MLK Day events and competing candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination put aside rivalries and rows to march arm-in-arm in South Carolina.

In his letter, King decried racial intolerance, writing:

“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

AND:

Warren & Sanders shake hands, march arm in arm, laugh, chat together at today's MLK celebration
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2020 Democratic contenders link arms in MLK Jr. Day march

Meanwhile, Trump took to twitter to remind everyone what a white savior he thinks he is.
 

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Meanwhile, Trump took to twitter to remind everyone what a white savior he thinks he is.

And it works for some people. Granted those people would also still vote for him if he were to murder an american in the middle of the street but that's kind of the point though. It's insane how martin luther king jr is now just a hallmark card to a lot of white people in america.

The same types of white people who would unironically quote 1984 when talking about liberals. Ignoring the fact that a civil rights leader's entire everything has been manipulated thoroughly. If you want an example of what i mean by that. Check this thread out.

Racism? Or Simply Preference? Who Is Right Here?
 

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And it works for some people. Granted those people would also still vote for him if he were to murder an american in the middle of the street but that's kind of the point though. It's insane how martin luther king jr is now just a hallmark card to a lot of white people in america.

The same types of white people who would unironically quote 1984 when talking about liberals. Ignoring the fact that a civil rights leader's entire everything has been manipulated thoroughly. If you want an example of what i mean by that. Check this thread out.

Racism? Or Simply Preference? Who Is Right Here?

I almost never frequent such threads anymore, Spaj, probably because I have no interest in hooking up, establishing new relationships (I'm quite well spoken for, thankee very much) or sharing my thoughts on such.

From a political perspective however, I tend to classify some of the commentary I've just now read therein under, "I'm no racist but...."

Generally speaking, I think anyone who believes that rights are equally afforded to members of any race, gender, sexual orientation... or that the only impediment that holds one back is oneself, or who uses terminology like "victimhood/oppressed mentality" is either woefully uninformed, willfully ignorant, perhaps both, or WORSE.


Furthermore, I'm of the opinion that such people pose an even greater risk to equality of opportunity and civil rights than the outright, overt bigot.
 
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I almost never frequent such threads anymore, Spaj, probably because I have no interest in hooking up, establishing new relationships (I'm quite well spoken for, thankee very much) or sharing my thoughts on such.

From a political perspective however, I tend to classify some of the commentary I've just now read therein under, "I'm no racist but...."

Generally speaking, I think anyone who believes that rights are equally afforded to members of any race, or that the only impediment that holds one back is oneself, or who uses terminology like "victimhood/oppressed mentality" is either woefully uninformed, willfully ignorant, perhaps both, or WORSE.


Furthermore, I'm of the opinion that such people pose an even greater risk to equality of opportunity and civil rights than the outright, overt bigot.

I very much agree.

Some of the people who extol the memory of Dr. King, I can't help but think: "Dude, you got all bent out of shape over Colin Kaepernick! How pissed off would you be if King were alive and active today?"

I also very much agree. Pretty sure if he were they'd have a permanent membership at the nearest sheets place. :p
 
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Some of the people who extol the memory of Dr. King, I can't help but think: "Dude, you got all bent out of shape over Colin Kaepernick! How pissed off would you be if King were alive and active today?"

Interesting that you'd mention that, because the other day I'd just come across the article below, one that, though it was written in 2012, rings even truer TODAY than it did then, with the even wider gap between the have and have nots, and the rise of racism and white supremacist sentiment under the Trump occupation.

An article in which the author, Earl G. Graves Sr. (founder Black Enterprise), touched on many of the systemically entrenched forms of discrimination that have given rise to the social and economic disparity that certain others blithely dismiss when they say s---- like how rights and privileges are equally afforded to all, and that minorities have no impediments to their success save those of their own making.

Black Enterprise Founder: 'We Owe An Apology to Martin Luther King, Jr.' - Black Enterprise

Graves also spoke to OUR role, not just as minorities, but as Americans seeking and expecting a higher sense of integrity, decency, and compassion from our leaders and institutions, and of OURSELVES, than that demonstrated by the retrogressive and discriminatory ideology and policies of the right, and how WE'VE failed in OUR duty to see that through.

And there is no better example of that than what occurred in Richmond on MLK Day, when an armed and vocal group of some 22,000 protestors, bused in by militants and far right extremists, were allowed to set the perverted and distorted narrative, and one backed by Trump himself... the FALSE narrative that, sensible gun legislation equated to "Democrats wanting to take away (y)our guns."

It was pure bullshit. But once again an example of how ideological MINORITY RULE has taken precedence over that of the docile majority, who sits sedately back and let them have their way WITHOUT protest.

From Richmond to the Senate chambers, minority rule rules.

GOP Senators Representing a Minority of Americans Are Preventing a Fair Impeachment Trial – Mother Jones


Just like how voters sedately watched the Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina legislatures strip away the powers of their elected Democratic governors, and like how they sedately watched as a Florida court overrode voters' decision to give ex-felons their right to vote.

But then again, let us not forget that Trump himself, backed into the Oval Office with 3 MILLION LESS VOTES than his opponent, and ever since, has been working to SEAL is autonomy and control, by undermining and subverting government, jurisprudence, and indeed DEMOCRACY HIMSELF to his own will and that of his henchmen.

And then, in the irony of all ironies, the man who has done all of this, who has stoked hate based sentiment and the rise of racism as national policy, and who lies to our faces on an HOURLY basis, cheers the Iranian populace for protesting THEIR leaders... for lying to THEM.

Is he trying to TELL us something??

Fact-checker counts 16K false, misleading claims by Trump in three years | TheHill

It is time for massive street protests - Daily Kos
 

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I think it's hilarious that republicans and conservatives in general are so out of their minds that they didn't notice that the impeachment hearings and trial would ultimately be most talked about...during black history month. A president who has been historically disliked, none trusted (and for good reason) and completely dismissed by people of color in general. Getting a get out of jail free card. In a month devoted to the injustices forced on african americans.

African americans have long since been held to a much higher standard than everyone else in america. And now. We're officially held to a much higher standard than even the president of the united states of america. lol