[dp0622]

I watched a few videos of MLK to see what he was all about.

One interviewer was practically begging him to say that violence in the name of the “cause” was justified and he wouldn’t.

His message was pretty steady in each interview and he didn’t sound Anything like today’s race hustlers.

I know he had his issues with prostitutes and that was wrong.

But as far as a voice for blacks, he was 1000x better than the ones today.

It sickens me that most of the people who live on the streets named after him have No Idea of what he wanted and think he was likely a jackson or sharpton type.

What a shame.

[Leaning Right]

> One interviewer was practically begging him to say that violence in the name of the “cause” was justified and he wouldn’t. ... as far as a voice for blacks, he was 1000x better than the ones today. <

Right. King was the right man at the right time. If I had a vote in giving him a national holiday, I would have voted “yes” without hesitation.

But wait. King evidently had serious issues with prostitutes. Well, George Washington owned slaves. And Andrew Jackson mistreated Indians. And Ulysses Grant was a drunk. Etc.

So we can take turns destroying historical figures for their shortcomings. Or we can say that country needs heroes. And blacks need a good role model. King fits the bill in both cases.

[DoodleBob]

Bravo...the Founders weren't spotless but we (rightly) revere them for what they did. We often speak first of their writings, the Declaration, the Constitution, how they put it all on the line so that WE could have a better life. We then acknowledge that they were not perfect, often owning slaves and other conduct that was unbecoming, but we ultimately agree that they were a net positive element in the universe.

MLK is in a similar camp. Yes, he didn't help found America and I'm not equating his work with drafting the Constitution. But the man took a bullet for basically saying we should judge our fellow man by the content of his character, not the color of his skin. And yet, some people like to trot out MLK's deficiencies FIRST - that's like the leftist tactic of saying "This nation was founded by slave owners...CASE CLOSED."

With #WalkAway and Kanye etc, we are seeing the next chapter of acceptance and integration of MLK's message. I think THAT is something worth celebrating today.