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“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action’; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a ‘more convenient season.’ Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Today I saw it implied that any white invoking the name of MLK and an “altered” memory of the “peaceful” civil rights movement has spawned these thoughts from a comfortable white supremacy or privilege. I’m not implying that change is achieved without struggle, sometimes violence is necessary. What I am pointing out is that this righteous anger that is being felt must be directed and strategically applied IOT have maxium effect on target. These disorganized riots are not accomplishing anything positive for the progression of racial relations.
“Killer Mike” used four words, twice, in the video embedded in the post above- “Plot, Plan, Strategize, and Mobilize.” The empowerment of the black community must come from a rise to local, state, and federal power, not a coup. https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/01/22/the-part-about-mlk-white-people-don2019t-like-to-talk-about/
The above link is where I sourced the quote at the top of this comment. I’m not endorsing all of it’s content but if I only posted what I agreed with then I’d be guilty of narrowing the truth as I’ve already been accused. This topic is going to be hot for quite some time and I hope for open dialogue, new perspective, and hopefully enlightenment.
Drew
June 1, 2020 13:26“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action’; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a ‘more convenient season.’ Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Today I saw it implied that any white invoking the name of MLK and an “altered” memory of the “peaceful” civil rights movement has spawned these thoughts from a comfortable white supremacy or privilege. I’m not implying that change is achieved without struggle, sometimes violence is necessary. What I am pointing out is that this righteous anger that is being felt must be directed and strategically applied IOT have maxium effect on target. These disorganized riots are not accomplishing anything positive for the progression of racial relations.
“Killer Mike” used four words, twice, in the video embedded in the post above- “Plot, Plan, Strategize, and Mobilize.” The empowerment of the black community must come from a rise to local, state, and federal power, not a coup.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/01/22/the-part-about-mlk-white-people-don2019t-like-to-talk-about/
The above link is where I sourced the quote at the top of this comment. I’m not endorsing all of it’s content but if I only posted what I agreed with then I’d be guilty of narrowing the truth as I’ve already been accused. This topic is going to be hot for quite some time and I hope for open dialogue, new perspective, and hopefully enlightenment.
agoh7872
May 31, 2020 08:40Well spoken brother, couldn’t have said it better!