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My MLK Day thread: don't believe the narrative the mainstream pushes about Dr King. He was much more than just a nonviolent protester with a dream
He was committed to ending injustice, period. Not just for African Americans bit for all oppressed people here in the US and across the world.
Everyone focuses on his dream speech but he has many more powerful speeches and letters. One of the most important was 'the letter from Birmingham jail' africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/L…

He spoke of the true enemy: those who favor 'peace' over Justice
Without Justice, there is no peace. Without Justice, crimes are committed against humanity without any empathy, compassion, or love. So Justice is the true goal!
Also, he worked to unite not just minorities but also poor whites as well with his 'Poor People's Campaign'. I honestly believe this is the reason why he was assassinated: trying to bring all together to fight the power structure. kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/p…
While there are people who try to say MLK Jr was a Republican, he simply wasn't. To be honest, I can't say was a Democrat either. What he was is a truth teller. He believed that Justice must be achieved economically as well as socially.
That's why he was in favor of one of the most important programs that progressives support: a job guarantee. It was also an idea FDR believed in as well. It helps to mitigate the inequities in the economic system. levyinstitute.org/publications/p…
In conclusion, MLK Jr was much more than an activist with a 'dream', he was a man committed to achieving equality for all in all aspects. Don't dishonor his legacy by painting him as just a nonviolent demonstrator!
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My thoughts about Russiagate:

Donald Trump is a professional liar. He lies daily, often for no reason. However, I don't believe that he colluded with Putin and I'll explain why:
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Just don't make it seem like Putin is using him as a puppet. All that does is bring in a new era of McCarthyism. Trump shouldn't be president but not because Putin is controlling him but the fact that Trump is a horrible human being that cares for no one but himself.
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A thread about moving the Overton Window:

The reason conservatives took control of government was through fear. Fear is the anticipation of negative consequences, activities, and thoughts.
The opposite of fear is hope: anticipation of good actions, policies, and change.
America lost hope because liberals stopped pushing policies that led to more hope and instead only tried to #resist policies from conservatives rooted in fear.
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Best plan for the @MiamiDolphins moving forward:

Find a new head of the organization on the football side

Give him the power to select all players and give him a mandate to find a true franchise QB.
Let him interview Case. If Gase is willing to give up play calling duties, change DC, and give a new QB a change (rookie or FA), then Gase can stay (with no ability to pick players). Otherwise, Gase can go as well.
When it comes to the draft, this new head needs to pick a QB in the 1st or 2nd round unless a quality FA shakes out. Otherwise, pick fast, smart, and physical players.
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Dr. Dena Grayson
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”🇺🇸✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻

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Okay I was going to wait but I'm doing this now.
Educators, what are you doing for #MLK weekend?? Please do not post a quote picture of Dr. King on Monday until you do all of the following things: /1
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"Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light & voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more immoral than individuals." #MLK
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