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WillyT

(72,631 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 11:33 PM Jul 2015

I Will Re-Post This... Asking For More Comment... 'MLK On Democratic Socialism:' [View all]

MLK On Democratic Socialism:

“There must be a better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.” -- Martin Luther King, Jr




You can't talk about solving the economic problem of the Negro without talking about billions of dollars. You can't talk about ending the slums without first saying profit must be taken out of slums. You're really tampering and getting on dangerous ground because you are messing with folk then. You are messing with captains of industry... Now this means that we are treading in difficult water, because it really means that we are saying that something is wrong... with capitalism.... There must be a better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism". ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Frogmore, S.C. November 14, 1966. Speech in front of his staff.

Link: http://keywiki.org/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.




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George Orwell marym625 Jul 2015 #1
Nice Hiaku... WillyT Jul 2015 #2
If only marym625 Jul 2015 #3
King was never an apologist for rightwing economics.. villager Jul 2015 #4
+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #5
He was also comimg out against Military Industrial Complex... Rockyj Jul 2015 #55
Kick! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #6
K&R JEB Jul 2015 #7
K&R Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #8
I'm so happy to see this little bit of socialism entering mainstream politics... Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #9
And It's Amazing That Bill Clinton Was "The First Black President" WillyT Jul 2015 #10
Big K&R! G_j Jul 2015 #11
Weird... It's Been By-Passed By The Trending Page... Must Have Missed The Cut-Off... WillyT Jul 2015 #12
It came up now... SoapBox Jul 2015 #15
K & R Lifelong Protester Jul 2015 #13
Kick !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #14
Kicked & Rec'd! SoapBox Jul 2015 #16
That's awesome! cui bono Jul 2015 #17
kick marym625 Jul 2015 #18
It's... "Uncomfortable" With Their Narrative... WillyT Jul 2015 #19
evidently marym625 Jul 2015 #30
That's because it's their turn hifiguy Jul 2015 #86
kick Skittles Jul 2015 #20
K&R CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #21
K&R emsimon33 Jul 2015 #22
Oh, look. MLK advocating for Democratic Socialism. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #23
You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #39
K&R +1,000! LiberalElite Jul 2015 #24
K&R for the truth. nt raouldukelives Jul 2015 #25
He and Bernie agree! nt nc4bo Jul 2015 #26
It's in the "Hidden From History" category of the King legacy. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #27
My Comment.. Adrahil Jul 2015 #28
Another 20 - 25 years? LWolf Jul 2015 #36
I don't disagree that people support the policies.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #37
Actually, we ARE there. LWolf Jul 2015 #38
Malcolm X also.......... Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #29
This should be an OP. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #31
Agreed !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #40
+1 Agree with Le Taz Hot octoberlib Jul 2015 #34
Malcolm, MLK, and RFK all started talking awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #35
Clearly he didn't care about POC!!! jeff47 Jul 2015 #32
Many of DU'ers African American have commented on this attempt to portray MLK as a socialist KittyWampus Jul 2015 #33
I am a black woman and I support Sanders yet still respect what others have had to say. nc4bo Jul 2015 #41
I Appreciate Other People's Opinions Too... But I Don't Appreciate Being Smeared... WillyT Jul 2015 #43
Girl, please don't get me started on the Clintons and their racist Southern Strategy campaign 2008! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #67
I understand, trust me when I say that. nc4bo Jul 2015 #68
We're all searching, sister. I am just very happy that our voices are being heard. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #70
A gift for you: bravenak Jul 2015 #49
I was Juror #5. DU should be ashamed for allowing this crap to happen. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #66
The jury system is being abused. bravenak Jul 2015 #78
Indeed it is. By the people who vote for laundry hifiguy Jul 2015 #87
But the OP was a direct, basically unadorned, quote Babel_17 Jul 2015 #54
And... The OP Quote... Is To His Staff !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #79
^ MLK evolved to socialist - TBF Jul 2015 #65
His words seem pretty clear. n/t Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #84
MLK couldn't be more right Matrosov Jul 2015 #42
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #44
Thank You, Uncle Joe !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #45
Peace to you, WillyT Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #46
Thanks Joe... WillyT Jul 2015 #48
One thing about Martin Luther King, he had extraordinary vision. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #50
+100% Enthusiast Jul 2015 #60
K&R! Stardust Jul 2015 #47
"poverty is the root of suffering and inequity" Babel_17 Jul 2015 #51
Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #52
Really my pleasure! Babel_17 Jul 2015 #53
+1 a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #61
K & R Wonderful! appalachiablue Jul 2015 #56
Kick! truebluegreen Jul 2015 #57
That's Dr. King! grahamhgreen Jul 2015 #58
Wow! Kicked and recommended to the MAX! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #59
Please be careful when you pick a phrase from the 60s and plop it dembotoz Jul 2015 #62
Hi WillyT. lovemydog Jul 2015 #63
There are many white liberals who use MLK, Jr.'s supposed "evolution" to claim that class mattered Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #69
Thanks LS! lovemydog Jul 2015 #71
yes, they lie about King's priorities often here. seems like they picked up a meme without knowing bettyellen Jul 2015 #81
((resounding applause)) Number23 Jul 2015 #83
Thanks my friend. lovemydog Jul 2015 #85
That's all and good, but I'd like to wait to hear from DU's White Women. They're good at "the social" Romulox Jul 2015 #64
White women didn't in the Feminist Era didn't give a shit about black women. That's the disconnect. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #72
Sarcasm! nt Romulox Jul 2015 #74
There was some typos in my post, but I'm not being sarcastic at all. Not in the least. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #75
Zing! nt Romulox Jul 2015 #76
except he's insulting DU's white women. If it was DU's white dudes he insulted- he'd be alert swarmed. bettyellen Jul 2015 #80
"We hold these truths to be self evident ..." Babel_17 Jul 2015 #73
K&R Stardust Jul 2015 #77
Anybody Wanna Take A Crack At Post #79 ??? WillyT Jul 2015 #82
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