Martin Luther King, Jr. on War

Amazingly relevant. Our 'moral leaders' don't seem to question much. The consequences are devastating as has been noted.

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[MindFuLL]

The real reason why he was killed. America was happy with his passive aggressive but when he dared to question the war and the politics of war, he had to go. MLK in his latter days is the MLK I respect and adored.

[ct91rs]

Power does not tolerate challenge or resistance well...

[Jimmy Mitchell]

It's a reference to Moses, who was taken up to the mountain top to VIEW the Promised Land (Canaan). Moses wasn't allowed to ENTER because of his disobedience, but God allowed him to VIEW the land before he died. So MLK's metaphor was about the promised land of Equality & Justice. He knew his time was up- he felt that he would soon be dead... but at least he saw (in the spirit) the promised land of equality and justice. Peace. :)

[starbabe58]

well his birthday will be next week. happy birthday doctor king

[christophorM]

This is going to happen by russia and china first time i heard this ever too!

[Aptopdog352]

King was certain he was saved, he was talking to his enemies, if he was letting them know that even in death he won, its a very moving moment when you think about the context it was said in

[Centropian]

I will give you the part with Clinton. But, I think that there is a valid comparison between King & Wright. Perhaps, the way some things are stated become confusing. James Cone states "being black in America has very little to do with skin color. To be black means that your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body are where the dispossessed are...[It] does not mean that one's skin is physically black.1" It is a matter that God is with the disposessed in face of unjust opressive structures.

[IncredibleGoliath]

Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments, and instructions to lead his people to the Promised Land.

[misterpatrickstar]

Wright can say and do whatever he wants. I really don't care .I am just saying that Martin Luther King jr. was different. The comparison of the two is what I had issue with. MLK had a different view and was very active in anti-war demonstrations,so its not a fair comparison that some people make. MLK followed the path of nonviolence in the spirit of Gandhi. I really don't care about rev. wright. He can do whatever...They are not similar so its not fair to see them on the same plane.

peace

[DBD1787]

Moses went to the mountaintop and God showed him the promised land. However, he never got there himself.

Dr. King is saying here that God has shown him that the future will be better than what he wa living in. Equal rights would come, and it did not matter if he lived to see them, because God had already shown him the "promised land."

Hope that helps.

[salesman990]

i dont understand the montaintop reference, anyone care to explain?

[ct91rs]

A actual statement by Rev. Wright,

"The African-centered point of view does not assume superiority, nor does it assume separatism. It assumes Africans speaking for themselves as subjects in history, not objects in history...nor does it mean superior or inferior. The whole notion of hierarchical, one's superior, we must be separate because we're better, that has absolutely nothing to do with..."

Your accusations are unfounded, and I wish this did not turn into an Obama thread.