Martin Luther King Jr.

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I think it is a testament to this great nation that the dream of Martin Luther King Jr has been realized. People of color have achieved the highest offices of business and government. People are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.

RIP.

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Originally Posted by itsrequired

People are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.

No they're not. And what's going on today is nothing like what Dr. King had in mind.

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

No they're not. And what's going on today is nothing like what Dr. King had in mind.

Yes they are.

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I'm almost 55. The racial divide is worse than I've seen it in a long time and everything points to it continuing to head in all the wrong directions. Racial taboos, race-card politics, the booming and ever-expanding "Diversity Industry" and active reverse discrimination...

And then there is the large "under class" that keeps getting larger and larger and soaking up more and more scarce taxpayer money.

No..I doubt Dr. King would be too happy with things as they are now.

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Borrowed from another tread...

Originally Posted by Bay_Kat

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Originally Posted by Gilligan

I'm almost 55. The racial divide is worse than I've seen it in a long time and everything points to it continuing to head in all the wrong directions. Racial taboos, race-card politics, the booming and ever-expanding "Diversity Industry" and active reverse discrimination...

And then there is the large "under class" that keeps getting larger and larger and soaking up more and more scarce taxpayer money.

No..I doubt Dr. King would be too happy with things as they are now.

I would agree that there is a racial divide, but there is not an institutional racisim which exists against anyone in America. I am focused on the fact that everyone has the opportunity to raise themselves from poverty, whereas in the 60's not everyone did.

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Originally Posted by Save_a_Horse

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Originally Posted by itsrequired

I think it is a testament to this great nation that the dream of Martin Luther King Jr has been realized. People of color have achieved the highest offices of business and government. People are judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.

RIP.

I think it would have been wonderful if Martin Luther Kings dream would have been realized, however, it has not. and will not be realized.

You see, I dont think that he had any thoughts of black people obtaining their postions simply because of the color of their skin, or that those blacks that didnt want to work would be kept as pets of society.

His dream was that blacks, ALL blacks would be treated equally to whites, that they would not be judged by the color of their skin, even if it was to benefit them.
He would roll over in his grave if he saw what his "dream" has become.

Instead of being treated as equals, they are now being looked at in the same manner that they were in Kings time, in the same manner that they were looked at the day he made his speech, the day he was shot.

The government, through its affirmative action programs, its minority targeting programs etc.. is telling us that the blacks are not equal, they are less, but we must endure their stupidity in the school and in the work force.

That was not what the Great Martin Luther King had in mind. In his dream he saw a world were blacks would have the opportunity to achieve, the same as a white, where they would have the opportunity to fail, the same as a white. Where their hard work and achievements would be the driving factor in their success. Not some program or programs designed to keep racism alive and well.

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Originally Posted by itsrequired

I would agree that there is a racial divide, but there is not an institutional racisim which exists against anyone in America. .

I beg to differ. The increasingly pervasive "diversity police" and the industry that surrounds them (have you even stopped to notice how many organizations now sport "diversity offices" and "Director of Diversity" titles??) is every bit as despicable and becoming ever more so.

When military promotions, college admissions, or public sector recruitment practices, etc. actively benefit certain "minorities" at the direct expense and detriment of others, all the in the holy code name of "diversity", you cannot call it anything other than what it is: Institutionalized racism.