2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)If MLK were alive today... [View all]
I believe in my heart of hearts that a candidate like Bernie would not be necessary or rather, would likely be the norm.
I believe in my heart of hearts that the US would be a vastly different country today.
I believe that the poor people's campaign would have been a powerful block to be reckoned with. I also believe that is why Dr King was assassinated.
That is one reason why I have trouble giving credence to the notion that Bernie is twisting Dr King's legacy, which seems to be the talking point (and not just on DU) since Killer Mike's most excellent introduction of Bernie in Atlanta and his subsequent assertion that Bernie aligns closely with Dr King's ideals.
For example there is a highly commented post that quotes a single paragraph from an article on another website. Now that paragraph asserts that "people enjoy bastardizing Kings quotes." The funny part of that is that of the 5 points points raised, Bernie aligns well with them.
There are many other examples of this talking point here on DU and out there on the internet. I certainly hope that it drives people to objectively compare Bernie's life, actions and platform to their understanding of what Dr King was all about. When that happens there will be a lot more people feeling the Bern.
So, my thanks to camp weathervane for pushing this issue.