Well if more people think that way we will would one step closer to world peace....Thank for the comment.
2007-01-15 17:51:00
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answered by jayden 4
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I find it interesting that people only remember King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Nobody ever quotes "Trumpet of Conscience" or "Letter from Birmingham Jail." And what about Malcolm X (aka El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz)? Or Stokley Carmichael?
I know why. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. seemed safe. He was a Christian and advocated non-violence (ironically, his "non-violent" protests normally ended very violently--typically involving dogs and fire hoses). White people could swallow that pill fairly easily. You see, the sad fact is not that King led a movement that knocked down walls; the sad fact is that the White power structure let the safe Black Christian minister look like he was making progress. Right before King was assassinated his views had changed drastically. He began to wonder if all he'd done had made any difference. He began to think that nice words and smiling faces wouldn't truly change the system, but instead they would have to (and I'm paraphrasing) burn the whole thing down.
Suddenly, King wasn't safe anymore. Less than a week later, he was dead. Same with Malcolm X. Same with John and Robert Kennedy.
King was a great man, I just wish people would learn a little bit more about him and his contemporaries, and move beyond the "safe" speech about a dream. Because that's all it is if we keep it up: a dream.
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2007-01-15 18:15:00
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answered by Curio 2
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Here here.
I have that speech on the wall in my office.
Racist cheat themselves of a full and amazing experience.
I began a club. The International Women's group.
It has already began to have positive effects, promoting tolerance and understanding. Its like waching a child grow. its fanatastic.Why dont you start one where you live?
2007-01-19 16:20:39
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answered by sylvia a 3
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If we all though alike there wouldn't be so many problems in this world and we would all live in peace. Too bad some people aren't as smart as you to make the realization that all people are created equal, no matter what.
2007-01-15 17:55:47
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answered by Ms. Newlywed 2
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you will in no way have a white history month, you wana be attentive to why? because of the fact wide-unfold is like white history month, atleast it is for minorities. they are continuously reminded by using society that they are not solid sufficient for something purely for the only reason of them not being white. you turn on the television, what do you spot 88 % of the time? White human beings. Yu bypass into the keep to get flesh colored bandaids and wager what, there are purely flesh colored bandaids for whites, not human beings of distinctive racial backgrounds. Yu open up human beings's mag, who do you spot on assorted the pages? White human beings. Who does society consistently vote worlds maximum appropriate female or adult males? a white movie star. You bypass in to ToysRUs to get your daughter a doll, assorted the dolls are what? White. purchase a stamp or a greeting cared and ninety % of the time the guy featured on them are white. generally each product in u.s. is aimed in direction of white aim audience, and you're featured on each thing, to not point out generally all of the fashions that are in sort call trend shows are skinny WHITE women. Open your ******* eyes, you human beings dominate society, inclusive of the media. Why must you adult males have a white history month. intense college little ones study approximately your history everytime they open a textual content cloth e book. those little ones are taught that whites are the only people who contributed to u.s., it is fake. Whites are actually not even the genuine founders of u.s., indians have been, and that they ran them out of this country purely so they might declare it as their very own. Blacks and hispanics have their very own history month to remind them of their history and that nomatter what society and the media says approximately them that they are appropriate and specific because of the fact they are continuously pulled down and belittled by using society. they have their very own history month for a reason.
2016-10-31 05:54:34
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answered by Anonymous
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I think websites like this are good for proving your point, because you really get to see people's true colors. I agree with you and I like you idea. Anyway, if everyone was the same, life would be boring.
2007-01-15 17:57:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Aameen
2007-01-15 17:51:23
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answered by Ottawan-Canada 3
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Celebrate what? Celebration is really just a reaction to what people really want to do, which is put up with it at the most. But Celebrate? What do you want me to do? Jump around with bracelets on my arms, have a cake, what? And then how will I know the celebration is over? Do you want me to 'celebratel everyday?
2007-01-15 17:51:51
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answered by Anonymous
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u r abslutely right. no race is great or less. we have the same gene pol. we live n the same earth. we drink the same water. we see the same moon. so it s wrong for people to think they are superior or weaker. any objections mail me. by the ay i m an indian from india
2007-01-15 17:53:31
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answered by dhirau m 1
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after all v r human being,v should promote n prevail goodwill 4 better understanding n better tomorrow.
2007-01-15 17:56:21
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answered by robert KS LEE. 6
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