King for a Day

[wodurid]

It has been my habit for several years now to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by ….. putting on my Malcolm X … “by any means necessary.” t-shirt. I wear the t-shirt at no other time, so it is almost ceremonial. I wear it not to dis MLK per-se* but rather to state my contention that MLK would not have gotten much of anywhere ….. if it had not

Comments

[myndcryme]

You bring up some interesting points here which are valid. I won't waste time or space re-affirming what I already agree with. This, however, struck me

[wodurid]

I concur. In many ways, the biggest impediment to racial equality and national unity is ..... much of the black "leadership"..... not racist Whitey. Further, I have encountered many individual blacks that are so psychologically invested in their victimhood that they can't see straight.

... and as I said, Malcolm X had started to mature in his thinking ... and even his radicalism was not one of wallowing in victimhood, but of transcending it .... "by any means necessary." (much, you must allow, like our revolutionary Founding Fathers)

As to the rest of it, frankly I just have an innate mistrust of anyone with "Reverend" in front of their name .... Rev. Jessie Jackson, ... Rev. Al Sharpton ... Rev. Martin Luther King .....

[myndcryme]

Okay, the comparison between Malcolm and a bunch of riled up Virginians makes sense in my head... I probably shouldn't have intimated Malcolm X was as much of a victim as I did. At least he was pro-active in standing up for himself. He and Martin Luther King simply had very different solutions in mind for the same problem. As we've been shown throughout history, it's great if you can accomplish something through non-violent means. However, the cold reality is that sometimes - Violence IS the answer.

[wodurid]

MLK as say, diplomat Ben Franklin .... to Malcolm X as say, rabble-rouser Patrick Henry.

"by any means necessary" speech = "give me libery or give me death" speech.