A lot of people that claim that MLK jr was somehow loved by all and better than today's civil rights leaders, are just lying.
A lot of people claiming that "Black Lives Matter" or "Defund the Police" are bad marketing, and that they would support these movements if they were named something better like "Non-violent march," are just lying. It's not the phrase that these people object to. It's the underlying principle. They do not accept that current US policing is a negative on reducing crime.
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@mekkaokereke modern BLM-era civil rights protests have also been less destructive and less violent than the civil rights protests of the 1960s.
@mekkaokereke I dont think this is an accurate description of their motivations based on getting to know these people and talking with them.
That said I do agree that most people are woefully misinformed about their perceptions of MLK.
@mekkaokereke there are groups of white folks trying to squash teaching about slavery because it "makes kids feel bad", so it should be no surprise they want to whitewash and smooth over the legacy of Dr. King. It makes it easier for them to handle if he was a gentle non-violent, hat in hand kind of figure.
Anything else and they have to face their own and their families complicity in systemic racism. And that's a step too far for a lot of white folks. :(
The thing is, the racists know that it's not too far, for kids or for most white folk.🤷🏿♂️
That's the excuse that they use, but kids just roll with it when taught. "Oh man, slavery was messed up! We should not do that again." "Wow, Jim Crow was awful! We should not do that."
And it causes kids to have a more evolved view of racism today. "Whoa... is that why so many Black men are in jail for weed, even though white people smoke more weed? That sucks! I'm voting for the other guy!"
They are really really good at the excuse game, they practice all the time.
Kids are pretty amazing, they can handle quite a lot. Racism has to be taught, it's not a natural state...
@mekkaokereke Because it works for them.
If the system didn't work for them it'd be different.
And papering over the things you don't like because they don't work for you is a-okay as long as that also works for them.
Fixes no problems and isn't the truth but that is no the point. 👀
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