MLK is just a blank slate for liberals to launder feelings of righteousness towards whatever contemporary position they need to support. Which conveniently never includes liberation movements, poverty alleviation, or civil rights.

The white moderate is puppeteering the foggy memory of MLK into serving oppression. Any figure they can't do that with will get the Stalin treatment.

[–] GriffithDidNothingWrong@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Malcolm X never lived to see the government fall

But the state he opposed made him a stamp

Maybe that's the best you can hope for if you never give up:

Your enemies will teach your corpse to dance

[–] D3FNC@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

I relistened to his recorded speeches last year, highly recommend

It is unbelievable how nothing has changed, all of his criticisms and rage are still completely valid. The absolute inane myth of " the so-called progressive party "

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

thinking about when capital used MLK to sell Dodge Ram trucks at the super bowl