• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It’s concerning how much support these types of statements get.

      “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

      –Dr. Martin Luther King Junior

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          9 months ago

          MLK Jr, the guy that has that one quote about white moderates that gets paraded around constantly while 90% of his other words are completely ignored.

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            9 months ago

            Good to see the true feelings of this community reflected in such quick fashion. ‘That one quote’ is a pretty lengthy diatribe, and it’s far from his only time. But the sick comeback makes white moderates feel better about themselves

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          He never stereotyped whites as a distinct singular identity that I can recall, it was always about their relation to maintaining inequality. One of his most impactful actions was convincing white and black unions to strike together, and that the fight for jobs and equality was one poor whites and blacks needed to share. In “The Other America” he constantly references poor white populations who share in the struggle.

          MLK Jr never divided people by race like this, he thought that was one of the Three Evils plaguing American society.

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      9 months ago

      The men who are worried about being hunted for sport have been told too many times that that’s what should happen to them

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      9 months ago

      No no we don’t have to stereotype anyone.

      Let’s just go straight to hunting them for sport

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        9 months ago

        I very frequently find that very few people here grasp the concept of humor in any measurable way.