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Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness (www.dailysignal.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass were both dedicated to bringing about an America that was colorblind, Andre Archie says, but their work is being undermined.

Obviously, this is the height of foolishness, in my opinion.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.”

Yet he says he supports capitalism. You know MLK wasn't an economist, right? Just like you, he didn't really understand what he was advocating for.

I am aware. However you don’t seem aware that conservatism specifies that capitalism is the only valid economic system.

Really you have a cite for that? News to me.

No sillier than you, someone who can’t even read basic quotes and understand their meaning.

Adults understand the context. I get you like everything in sound bites but it ignores the true intent of the speaker. MLK was advocating for a more just society. He wasn't asking to end capitalism, but to make sure everyone was enjoying the American dream. More specifically he was advocating for black people who didn't have the economic advantages of white people at the time. Dr. King was a religious man but he was not an economist. What he is describing is something more akin to Sweden which actually ranks more capitalist than America.

A guy straight up calls capitalism evil and you say they aren’t anti capitalist. Then right below that he talks about supporting it. This is why you don't take economic advice from a preacher.

I’m not a communist. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.

Funny how that doesn't apply to MLK but somehow does apply to me.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

It does apply to mlk. He clearly states he’s a social democrat. That’s capitalism.