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ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
31. The term "radical" strictly speaking means
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 11:03 AM
Jan 2013

that you will resort to violence. I like the term "activist" instead.

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
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