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Today, state-controlled media serves us a docile version of Martin Luther King which repeats “I have a dream” over and over agai
One of Dr. Kings last speeches where he outlined the injustices that Africans faced at the hands of the U.S. government and his plan to organize poor Africans to march on Washington to make the demand for reparations and economic justice for the African working class
Madchant
They popularized MLKjr as a Racial Justice advocate, ignoring that he was also a staunch activist for Unions and fair wages for all people.
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Clockworkdancerobot
MLK advocated for UBI in the 1960's. and communities of care.
Clockworkdancerobot
Someone doesn't believe me? Listen to one of his speeches: 1967: https://youtu.be/5m1PRN9VCfw
Madchant
So spicy YouTube has an age restriction on it.
Clockworkdancerobot
I've listened to the speech more than a few times. There wasn't anything in there that might do that. Some people want MLK's legacy to just be that one "I have a dream speech" when he was labeled a radical at the time, advocating for things that would get him labeled a marxist today.