Posted on Jan 17, 2015
Dr Martin L. King Jr.: Where are we at with the dream today?
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Its going to be a long dream in respects to equality and justice for all. America in my opinion, has come a long way, but we got a long way to go!
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SSgt Stevan Auldridge
Many of the issues we have, IMO, stem from the divisiveness that we impose on ourselves and by and large our leaders. I think our leaders enjoy the divisive nature as it creates a more mallable and easier to control population.
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Honestly and sadly, I believe it is regressing.
"Surely it is possible to be a Republican, Democrat, Tea Party Member, Green Party, Libertarian, Christian Party Member or affiliate with any party one chooses, and not hate our brothers and sisters who choose another path. Church denominations and political divisions make too many enemies when we need to be united in this one human race that dominates this planet. As one who has been elected to office as a Georgia State Representative (D), served as a presidential appointee (R) and who have often voted as an Independent, I can truly say that we would all be better off without the political squabbles that tend to divide us." - Alveda King
"Surely it is possible to be a Republican, Democrat, Tea Party Member, Green Party, Libertarian, Christian Party Member or affiliate with any party one chooses, and not hate our brothers and sisters who choose another path. Church denominations and political divisions make too many enemies when we need to be united in this one human race that dominates this planet. As one who has been elected to office as a Georgia State Representative (D), served as a presidential appointee (R) and who have often voted as an Independent, I can truly say that we would all be better off without the political squabbles that tend to divide us." - Alveda King
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SGT Travis Spear
How true. The 24 hour news cycle has lent itself to sensationalism over truth. The end result is dividing rather than uniting Americans all for money and manipulative power. Many polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Americans identify as Christians. One would never know this as the spin doctors lead us to believe otherwise. No matter what our beliefs, we should identify our similarities and not our differences and build on that.
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Cpl (Join to see)
People like Dr. King could not have been as prominent if not for people like Booker T Washington who paved the way. If people truly understand what Booker T said below, the race hustlers would be shunned and out of business.
"Character, not circumstances, make the man."
"There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs." 1911, My Larger Education Pg 118
"Character, not circumstances, make the man."
"There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs." 1911, My Larger Education Pg 118
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MSG Floyd Williams
There are still compassionate people in every Race that is tired of the division and making an effort to make things better. Caucasians in the past during slavery and present put their lives in harms way for equality for all in this country, Dr. King picked up the torch during his day.
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MALCOLM X: "YOU'RE A POLITICAL CHUMP!"
http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ Twenty-two million black victims of Americanism are waking up and they're gaining a new political consciousness, becoming ...
The question that should be asked now, is do people know the message of the prominent leaders of civil rights. Do they live by the values they espoused or just parrot them or do they even know them. Here is an example of a speech given by Malcolm X who despised the D party which most people haven't heard. If people heard and understand this speech would they vote the way they do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BYVv4LY_KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BYVv4LY_KQ
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I agree with others who have posted here: I think we've moved in the direction of the dream, but the dream has not been realized entirely, not by a long shot.
I have a question in my own mind about the term "cultural tolerance" and exactly what it's supposed to mean. I don't think there will ever be tolerance for rioting, burning, etc. by any culture. At least I hope that's true. And we should not tolerate a culture of racism anywhere in our society. I don't particularly like the term "cultural tolerance" because I think it can be used to excuse inexcusable behavior.
I believe we're all Americans, no matter what race, culture, etc. That should bind us together. As others have said here on RallyPoint, we won the gene pool lottery when we were born (or became) Americans. The sooner we all take pride in being American, take responsibility for our actions, contribute to our society, and become a part of the solution, the better.
I have a question in my own mind about the term "cultural tolerance" and exactly what it's supposed to mean. I don't think there will ever be tolerance for rioting, burning, etc. by any culture. At least I hope that's true. And we should not tolerate a culture of racism anywhere in our society. I don't particularly like the term "cultural tolerance" because I think it can be used to excuse inexcusable behavior.
I believe we're all Americans, no matter what race, culture, etc. That should bind us together. As others have said here on RallyPoint, we won the gene pool lottery when we were born (or became) Americans. The sooner we all take pride in being American, take responsibility for our actions, contribute to our society, and become a part of the solution, the better.
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MSG Floyd Williams
We are living in times where people are crazy and selfish, I look at the younger generation how their hearts are harden. So many don't care about nothing, they looking at fame and power.
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