Help! My son's MLK homework

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[mommybain]

HELP! My son has to write an opinion piece for homework on what MLK would think of the war in Afghanistan if he were still alive. He's also supposed to offer an opinion on what MLK would think of his 'dream'. (Please don't flame me because my kid's in public school...)

[mommybain]

Why should my son have an opinion on this?

[evolved_rage]

He should copy somebody else opinion, and sign his own name. It would be symbolic.

[InvisibleChurch]

I'd have him quote MLKing as an ultra-conservative...people DO change, don't they?

[Thinkin' Gal]

He's also supposed to offer an opinion on what MLK would think of his 'dream'

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/609186/posts

[white rose]

Hoo boy. Is your son supposed to channel Dr. King, like Hillary did Eleanor?

[ambrose]

He would say that none of this would have happened if the USA had not undermined the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with our racist and imperialist foreign policy.

[Redcloak]

MLK goes David Horowitz... I like that.

[ambrose]

Just block and copy King's speech re Vietnam and substitute Afghanistan for Vietnam:

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~wadhwani/afam01/1967.htm

Martin Luther King's opinion on the Vietnam War:

In 1967, the war in Vietnam received much attention from Martin Luther King who conveyed his feelings in a speech in April. His main points in the speech were condemning the United States government for spending all resources on the war and ignoring the worsening race problems. The civil rights movement was no longer at the forefront of politics. He also pointed out the irony that American black men were taken 8,000 miles away in order to fight for civil liberties for South-East Asians when they did not enjoy the same rights in America. He commented that although it was commonplace to see blacks and whites die together on t.v. in Vietnam, had they been in the States, the same boys would be segregated. Also, Martin Luther King spent his whole life during civil rights movement preaching non-violent action and Vietnam was a complete contradiction to his beliefs.

[mountaineer]

Good grief. What a shame he has to do such nitwittery in lieu of education. In any event, maybe MLK would be outraged, angry and appalled at the way blacks are being sucked into Islam. Surely there are a few quotes expressing his belief in the truthfulness of the Christian faith.

[dts32041]

Regarding his dream. Get a picture of MLK over lay it with a dollar sign and then write about why his memorial hasn't been built.

Reason his family wants a piece of the action.

No piece of the action no memorial.

The other picture appros of his dream is Jesse L. Jackson.

[ambrose]

Have him write an opinion piece on what a real American hero like Clarence Thomas thinks about the war. See how the teacher reacts to that...

[mommybain]

These are all great!! Thanks. Guess I needed an 'attitude adjustment'...I love the chanelling thing.

My son wasn't really interested in this until he leared that MLK's birthday (1/15) is also HIS birthday,AND he gets a day off from school for celebrating.

[Born in a Rage]

He's also supposed to offer an opinion on what MLK would think of his 'dream'.

Well MLK said he dreamed of a day when people would not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character, so....maybe she wants your son to write that 'we shouldn't judge Muslims'? My opinion of that is that Islam is a religion - something someone chooses. A persons race is not a choice - it is God given. Maybe just reviewing that fact with your son will help him decide what his opinion is and what MLK would be thinking about this war....FWIW.

[bimmer]

What about what MLK's family is trying to do with the 'dream'? all the big bucks they keep making off that speech. Sell-out, they call it sell-out. Mommy, I am not trying to flame you, and I appreciate your wanting to help your baby, but please do consider others ways of educating the lad. It's just gonna get worse.

[ex-Texan]

Martin Luther King would be supporting our War Against Terrorism. Read his words and you will see he was against the use of violence.

I believe that Muhammad Ali and MLK both were and are misunderstood by white, middle class America, particularly back in the 1960's and 1970's. Both men stood up for what they believed in and may be seen as heroic figures representative of their people and their times.

Incidentally, I saw MLK speak and saw Ali fight. Both were pretty awsome in their prime.

Jesse Jackson, by comparison, is just a dishonest shill.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I am a homeschooler so my only advice would be to contact the teacher and administrator and refuse. However, I understand if that is too militant. I studied MLK jr. in college for social work. I think your son could write about MLK being a community activist. Perhaps his "dream" could be seen as having a unified America. And that we now have a stronger sense of patriotism as a whole. That most Americans see others as Americans first and not a color. As far as the War, well that is race baiting big time,however, I think I would try to turn it around somehow. One of MLKs famous quotes is " keep your eyes on the prize" So I would turn that into Americans being patient for change and bringing terrorists to justice.

It is obvious tht your son's teacher is trying to force these students to conform to the liberal point of view. How old is your son? Is he willing to take some heat from the teacher if the answer isn't PC enough?

Poor kids. I wish you and him luck! Keeping my fingers crossed for you both.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL!!! Oh thats the best answer yet!!!

[frankhamlett]

Tell your child to tell the truth. Oops, your child can't, they go to a government school and the truth must be politically correct.

[Kaisersrsic]

A good analysis might begin with a look at Nelson Mandela, he was forced by reality to back an immediate armed response, but has moved away from it. I went here: http://www.fair.org/media-beat/950104.html to get a glimpse at MLK, Jr.'s thought process. Like Mandela, he was obviously beating the communist drum. If you were a communist, of course our foreign policy was terrible. But, we won that war. There are not too many open American commies any more, and MLK would have adapted too. And tell your kid to form his own opinions and do his own homework.