Why did MLK Jr, liberal christian, speak out against Republicans?

Question

Oh that's right. He was speaking out against the GOP's new racist Southern Strategy designed to take away the South from Dems based on racial fears and opposition to integration.

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"The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism. All people of goodwill viewed with alarm and concern the frenzied wedding at the Cow Palace of the KKK with the radical right. The "best man" at this ceremony was a senator whose voting record, philosophy, and program were anathema to all the hard-won achievements of the past decade."

"It was both unfortunate and disastrous that the Republican Party nominated Barry Goldwater as its candidate for President of the United States. In foreign policy Mr. Goldwater advocated a narrow nationalism, a crippling isolationism, and a trigger-happy attitude that could plunge the whole world into the dark abyss of annihilation. On social and economic issues, Mr. Goldwater represented an unrealistic conservatism that was totally out of touch with the realities of the twentieth century. The issue of poverty compelled the attention of all citizens of our country. Senator Goldwater had neither the concern nor the comprehension necessary to grapple with this problem of poverty in the fashion that the historical moment dictated. On the urgent issue of civil rights, Senator Goldwater represented a philosophy that was morally indefensible and socially suicidal."
- Martin Luther King Jr
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/autobiography/chp_23.htm

"The war has strengthened domestic reaction. It has given the extreme right, the anti-labor, anti-*****, and anti-humanistic forces a weapon of spurious patriotism to galvanize its supporters into reaching for power, right up to the White House. It hopes to use national frustration to take control and restore the America of social insecurity and power for the privileged. When a Hollywood performer [REAGAN], lacking distinction even as an actor can become a leading war hawk candidate for the Presidency, only the irrationalities induced by a war psychosis can explain such a melancholy turn of events."
- Martin Luther King Jr

http://www.aavw.org/special_features/speeches_speech_king03.html

Johnny,

Yes it was. Dixiecrats and former dixiecrats opposed the civil rights movement. The Dixiecrat Party was a State Rights CONSERVATIVE Party.

When LBJ and the liberal wing of the Democratic Party (along with liberal northeastern Republicans) passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 he said Dems had lost the South for a generation. He was right. That's why the South now votes Republican.

In 1964, LBJ ran for re-election (sort of) against CONSERVATIVE Republican Barry Goldwater who was against the civil rights act.

Guess which way the South voted?

sociald,

Reagan wasn't born in 1980. He was a national figure well known in the 1960s. He was governer of California but didn't mind making his opinion known on national issues.

Answer 1

King was a great American hero, and a fighter for the rights of all Americans.

And his words are so true today concerning the Republicans.

Answer 2

You responded your man or woman question, style of...he replaced into talking out against Reagan and Goldwater, no longer all republicans. on the time there have been nonetheless incredibly some anti-exertions, anti-"*****" people interior the democratic occasion although maximum of them became republicans slightly later. Reagan did attempt a run for President in 1968, he replaced into portion of a "stop Nixon" marketing campaign and gained pledges from 600 delegates to the Republican convention.

Answer 3

King, most forget today, was far-left in his politics. It's easy to look back and name streets and holidays after the man, and some of that acclaim may well be earned, but MLK definitely had some outrageous beliefs, too. In his day, there were many rumors about his relationship with the Communist party. It seems unlikely that he would have been a member, but it is well established that he did work together with Communists, socialists, and other radicals at that time. So, it shouldn't be any surprise that he was critical of those who opposed socialism.

Answer 4

...and the AMERICAN people voted overwhelmingly against this tactic by a re-electing Johnson in a landslide. What's so pathetic is minorities can't get past this crap and see that what once was a great Democrat party is now a shell of it's former self. "I did not leave the democratic party, the democratic party left me."

Answer 5

What did MLK have to say about Governor George Wallace (D) Alabama?

Answer 6

ummm nice try.
When Reagan was running for president where was MLK... he was in the cemetary. Yet you try and insert him into quotes and imply MLK was talking about him.

Oh and the war he was talkin about was Vietname... ya know the one with LBJ at the helm. not a republican.

Answer 7

There was no such person. His real name is Michael King and his daddy was only known as big daddy king.

Answer 8

you're gonna make the 'sieg heil' right wingers' heads explode...to much truth and common sense makes them react like dracula to direct sunlight...

Answer 9

Because he believed in speaking the truth. He died for it.