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In reply to the discussion: Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical, Not a Saint [View all]Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)64. I know, it's so sad. n/t
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And he worked from within, not tearing down, but building up. With NON-VIOLENCE
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#2
"Cornel West Explains Why It Bothers Him That Obama Will Be Taking The Oath W ...
bread_and_roses
Jan 2013
#34
Is Cornel the Naderite feeling left out? Jealous? Personal grudge against Lawrence Summers?
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#61
no one saw mlk as "mainstream" while he lived. he was routinely vilified in the press, surveilled
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#52
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
Anybody that thinks our moribund political system needs change is a "radical"
bemildred
Jan 2013
#13
Author doesn't seem to understand saints very well. Lots of radicals among them.
nolabear
Jan 2013
#29
King has been polished, primed, and covered with three coats of high gloss white paint
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#35
If the idea of America living up to the words of it's founding documents is a radical idea, then
DrewFlorida
Jan 2013
#59