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graham4anything

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2. And he worked from within, not tearing down, but building up. With NON-VIOLENCE

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 07:31 AM

Jan 2013

he most certainly was NOT an anarchist

and when he was arrested, he did not whine.
And he foretold his future, and it made him stronger.

Dr. King would have if alive now, been working side by side with President Obama.
(Though perhaps had Dr. King lived, he himself would have been President, quite possibly immediately after Jimmy Carter.)

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Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical, Not a Saint [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

Kick! Heidi Jan 2013 #1

mornin, Miss Thing! xchrom Jan 2013 #3

Why, good morning, handsome! Heidi Jan 2013 #5

And he worked from within, not tearing down, but building up. With NON-VIOLENCE graham4anything Jan 2013 #2

No, he did not work "from within" and as for "working" with Obama bread_and_roses Jan 2013 #26

"Cornel West Explains Why It Bothers Him That Obama Will Be Taking The Oath W ... bread_and_roses Jan 2013 #34

tanj, that was good hfojvt Jan 2013 #50

Is Cornel the Naderite feeling left out? Jealous? Personal grudge against Lawrence Summers? graham4anything Jan 2013 #61

I also question your claims. bvar22 Jan 2013 #38

Your post looks, and reads, like a poem. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #45

that's such a big misunderstanding of King, I don't know where to start CreekDog Jan 2013 #43

No, he would not have been President. juajen Jan 2013 #58

~ K ~ In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #4

He was ahead of his time. That is all. littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #6

MLK, Jesus and Gandhi all taken out because they preached Social Justice stultusporcos Jan 2013 #7

They preached social justice AND non-violence Wednesdays Jan 2013 #15

conspiracy theories graham4anything Jan 2013 #51

the post you're replying to has no conspiracy theories in it Bucky Jan 2013 #55

dumb title. A Radical can be a saint Special Agent Oso Jan 2013 #8

A "saint" H2O Man Jan 2013 #9

If his ideas had been radical, we wouldn't know who he was. harmonicon Jan 2013 #10

Only certain of his ideas are allowed to be taught caraher Jan 2013 #17

Well, we shouldn't let people spin it then, should we? harmonicon Jan 2013 #21

no one saw mlk as "mainstream" while he lived. he was routinely vilified in the press, surveilled HiPointDem Jan 2013 #52

Take two history books, and call us in the morning bread_and_roses Jan 2013 #22

The successful revolutionary is not a radical. The successful revolutionary is tapped... harmonicon Jan 2013 #24

baloney. we know who lots of radicals were, & they're still considered radicals. not to mention HiPointDem Jan 2013 #46

Jesus was a radical auburngrad82 Jan 2013 #11

He was violent when he overturned the money-changers' tables with a whip! reeds2012 Jan 2013 #66

The broader concerns of all humanity ashling Jan 2013 #12

I agree. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #39

Anybody that thinks our moribund political system needs change is a "radical" bemildred Jan 2013 #13

+1 xchrom Jan 2013 #14

This radical thinks that kind of radicalism is holy! ananda Jan 2013 #16

Yes I remember this period well jimlup Jan 2013 #18

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #19

Excellent quote. Another one from that link: pampango Jan 2013 #23

Nina Simone - I wish I knew how it would feel to be free xchrom Jan 2013 #20

I'd use the word "activist" judesedit Jan 2013 #25

Recommend jsr Jan 2013 #27

He was a non violence practicing radical lunatica Jan 2013 #28

Author doesn't seem to understand saints very well. Lots of radicals among them. nolabear Jan 2013 #29

Jefferson, Payne, Franklin, Washington, Adams rurallib Jan 2013 #30

Bush wasn't a radical president, he was a reactionary president. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #33

The term "radical" strictly speaking means ginnyinWI Jan 2013 #31

wrong xchrom Jan 2013 #32

no it doesn't. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #47

Say what? WinkyDink Jan 2013 #53

well of course I don't have a link anymore, but ginnyinWI Jan 2013 #57

King has been polished, primed, and covered with three coats of high gloss white paint Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #35

King Has Been Polished Primed Libgirl Jan 2013 #42

From CAP - Martin Unchained: Radical Reformer, Nonviolent Militant pampango Jan 2013 #36

killed one year from the day he gave this speech Fight2Win Jan 2013 #37

Pardon Me jbp23 Jan 2013 #40

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2013 #41

In a land of silent sinners, the courageous speaker is a saint. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #44

"A Time to Break Silence" Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #48

"the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." NealK Jan 2013 #60

I know, it's so sad. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #64

He was also "vehemently" anti-war just1voice Jan 2013 #49

Being a saint is pretty radical too. Bucky Jan 2013 #54

This is radical. April 4th, 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #56

If the idea of America living up to the words of it's founding documents is a radical idea, then DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #59

what's the difference between radical and saint? Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #62

another great MLK quote limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #63

Down With DEM Bipartisanship !!! blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #65

It's complicated I guess union_maid Jan 2013 #67