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Thank you for proving my point.
King was as bad as any of those 'Liberals' when it came to gay rights.
Completely ignored the gays, because he knew that America in 1963 wasn't ready to talk about that.
What point for I prove? Just because someone is wrong about one thing makes them wrong about another?
You proved that the best strategy isn't always the one that looks 'best.'
King knew that he couldn't fight every fight at once, so he stepped away from some issues.
Rustin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin] didn't push King to deal with gay rights because he knew the time wasn't right.
King wasn't 'wrong' to ignore gay rights in 1964, he was smart enough to read the country and know when to be silent.
Dr. King was a preacher in a mid-20th century southern black context. He likely didn't believe in gay marriage. Hell, Obama only supported "civil unions" in 2004. Most prominent figures on the left were silent on gay rights until relatively recently.