2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If MLK were alive today... [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)being appropriated by others, particularly others that don't give the first damn about us as a people. Conservatives have claimed MLK for decades. Communists have also claimed MLK. Socialists have claimed MLK.
The main thing we do know about MLK is that he was a passionate advocate for black people and black rights. It's the reason the entire world knows his name. It's the reason he was beaten and jailed. It's the reason he was killed. We also know that he didn't endorse politicians.
So I don't know who Camp Weathervane is but if they are joining black people in asking non-blacks to stop chasing the black vote by insulting the very people they are pretending to woo, then good for them. Perhaps people should listen instead of acting as though they know better (YET AGAIN) when with every word, they show that they know absolutely nothing.