the united states has convinced do many people that MLK day is a day of service. MLK wasn't interested in "service," he was interested in the redistribution of wealth to render poverty obsolete. Less service, more redistribution
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He was called “the most dangerous man in America” by the FBI, not because he was interested in community service, but because he was promoting anti-militarism and anti-capitalism
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He was organizing a poor people's campaign to use direct action against the US government for maintaining economic inequality, not to "help out poor people," but to end the idea of poor people
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on his frustration with white moderates and the church who didn't like his nonviolent direct action to fight for equality: africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Ge…
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People will remind us that King practiced non-violence. That is a half truth. MLK practice non-violent DIRECT ACTION. He and others physically put their bodies on the line against the U.S. government, against state and local governments, against police.

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The "direct action" is often left out because the people we protest against wants you to think that non-violence means inaction and it does not. Non-violence also does not mean peaceful. They don't want non-violent direct action. They don't want any action at all
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so yes, clean your neighborhoods, plant your flowers, donate or whatever other service you want to do, but if you want to be in King's tradition of building a beloved community, join an organization, do political education, engage in nvda, call out racism, capitalism, militarism
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Replying to @dereckapurnell
It is called civil disobedience. Taught in history classes across the world, except in the USA This is why history needs to be taught and learned better.
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People like to ignore the fact that one rationale for non-violence was to spark outrage at the inevitable images/footage of citizens or police brutalizing entirely peaceful protestors.
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He also never wholly denounced others whose methods were more severe, just had his critiques.
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... I "got this decades" ago, and you're entirely correct, and those were his often-repeated words and calls to involvement. ... 100% agree.
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Also, he preached non-violence so the racists wouldn't have anything to point to to justify their behavior, not bc he was himself against violence.
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