[Gelato]

But there is the other King conservatives loath—and with good reason. This King stressed unlawful action (civil disobedience) ....

There was once a tea party in Boston.....

[andrew2527]

Well put. MLK preached that NON-VIOLENT civil disobedience was the only way to right the wrongs of the time. There is a mighty large difference between a sit-in and a riot.

[Stoat]

But there is the other King conservatives loath—and with good reason. This King stressed unlawful action (civil disobedience) ....

There was once a tea party in Boston.....

The British did not allow Colonials legal redress of their grievances, as the 1960's era United States did, hence the Tea Party and ultimately the Revolutionary War.

I believe that Dr. Masugi was meaning to suggest that Dr. King and his followers could have addressed many of their concerns via existing legal channels without needing to resort to illegal means, something that would have endeared him to Conservatives far more.

But there is the other King conservatives loath—and with good reason. This King stressed unlawful action (civil disobedience) ....

There was once a tea party in Boston.....

[wtc911]

But there is the other King conservatives loath—and with good reason. This King stressed unlawful action (civil disobedience) ....

There was once a tea party in Boston.....

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And, as I recall, a bit of Civil unpleasantness around 1861 that red-blooded conservatives here don't seem too upset about.