Reply #219: MLK certainly did celebrate victories.

[Radical Activist]

He did recognize wins. It helps to keep the momentum going.

Where you go off track is the line about considering the issue closed. I don't know who you think has done that, but it certainly isn't Obama. In fact, he often says there's more work to do in areas like health care, energy, financial reform, and Iraq. The idea that these issues are being declared closed is something you've imagined. Obama is acting in the same way you describe MLK.

Celebrating victories helps build momentum for new ones. Having a constant mindset of defeat and disappointment will usually lead to defeat and disappointment.