Comments on: Return Of The King http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/ The eclectic ramblings of jonolan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4239 jonolan Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:40:40 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4239 I think that, much like JFk, MLK has been reduced to a "soundbite." People have chosen to forget the men and remember just a frozen moment of their lives. I think that, much like JFk, MLK has been reduced to a “soundbite.” People have chosen to forget the men and remember just a frozen moment of their lives.

]]> By: Cocoy's Delight http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4237 Cocoy's Delight Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:25:11 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4237 Martin Luther was an icon,What would be written in history if he was not assassinated.Jfk became famous after his assassination.Do America need to assassinate people to brought the in the hall of fame. Thanks for commenting on my site.Maybe,we can tap ours together. Martin Luther was an icon,What would be written in history if he was not assassinated.Jfk became famous after his assassination.Do America need to assassinate people to brought the in the hall of fame.

Thanks for commenting on my site.Maybe,we can tap ours together.

]]> By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4215 jonolan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:25:09 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4215 No Compromises, LOL I've done you one better. I posted not only the transcript of <a href="http://blog.jonolan.net/ethics/mlk-beyond-vietnam/" rel="nofollow"><i>Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence</i></a> but the full video of the speech as well. ;) No Compromises,

LOL I’ve done you one better. I posted not only the transcript of Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence but the full video of the speech as well. ;)

]]> By: No Compromises http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4214 No Compromises Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:56:34 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4214 It would be great to post that speech for all to read. I get so sick of all the hoopla over MLK and the whole victim status for manipulative purposes! It would be great to post that speech for all to read. I get so sick of all the hoopla over MLK and the whole victim status for manipulative purposes!

]]> By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4213 jonolan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:14:03 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4213 Actually MLK was always a Democratic Socialist. He believed in a Democratic political system but a Socialist economic system. He would be Socialist today because he was a Socialist then. MLK was heavily disparaged because of both his Socialist economic theories and because he adamantly opposed the Viet Nam war. The media at that time vilified him for it and many of his supporters distanced themselves from him over the issue. People always remember his <i>"I Have A Dream"</i> speech, but they conveniently forget his later <i>"Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"</i> speech. In the speech he spoke strongly against the U.S.'s role in the war, insisting that the U.S. was in Vietnam "to occupy it as an American colony" and calling the U.S. government "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." A year later - to the day - he was assassinated. Actually MLK was always a Democratic Socialist. He believed in a Democratic political system but a Socialist economic system. He would be Socialist today because he was a Socialist then.

MLK was heavily disparaged because of both his Socialist economic theories and because he adamantly opposed the Viet Nam war. The media at that time vilified him for it and many of his supporters distanced themselves from him over the issue.

People always remember his “I Have A Dream” speech, but they conveniently forget his later “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech. In the speech he spoke strongly against the U.S.’s role in the war, insisting that the U.S. was in Vietnam “to occupy it as an American colony” and calling the U.S. government “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.”

A year later – to the day – he was assassinated.

]]> By: No Compromises http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4188 No Compromises Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:45:58 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4188 Hi Jonolan, I haven't commented on your site forever! I have to do a better job at getting out and around. Oy Vie! I know this is suppose to be "funny," but on a more serious note: I was talking to my spouse the other day about MLK. I pondered, that if MLK was alive today he would be the flaming Social Engineer that most of his followers are today as well as was his wife. After watching this vid I can't believe the our fifth branch of the gov't., the media, would ever call MLK a "Hate American Traitor", because he said, "Turn the other cheek!" They wouldn't have been able to place him on a pedestal fast enough after that statement. I will concede that had he been in a coma and woke up to this mess he would be in culture shock, but we all know that if truth be told and he lived, no coma, not being shot, he would be a Socialist today! That's what is truly sad. If his followers really believed what he said when he wanted to be judged by the content of his character rather than his skin color then we would see so much less of the whining about how blacks are treated. I need to go find some Bill Cosby quotes because he seems to be one of few out there who really did get what MLK was saying! It really is hard for me to believe, though, that MLK wouldn't be a socialist today. That's sad. Hi Jonolan,

I haven’t commented on your site forever! I have to do a better job at getting out and around.

Oy Vie! I know this is suppose to be “funny,” but on a more serious note: I was talking to my spouse the other day about MLK. I pondered, that if MLK was alive today he would be the flaming Social Engineer that most of his followers are today as well as was his wife.

After watching this vid I can’t believe the our fifth branch of the gov’t., the media, would ever call MLK a “Hate American Traitor”, because he said, “Turn the other cheek!” They wouldn’t have been able to place him on a pedestal fast enough after that statement.

I will concede that had he been in a coma and woke up to this mess he would be in culture shock, but we all know that if truth be told and he lived, no coma, not being shot, he would be a Socialist today! That’s what is truly sad.

If his followers really believed what he said when he wanted to be judged by the content of his character rather than his skin color then we would see so much less of the whining about how blacks are treated. I need to go find some Bill Cosby quotes because he seems to be one of few out there who really did get what MLK was saying!

It really is hard for me to believe, though, that MLK wouldn’t be a socialist today. That’s sad.

]]> By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4161 jonolan Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:20:59 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4161 No problem. Aafke. I saw this a while ago and was waiting for today to post it. No problem. Aafke. I saw this a while ago and was waiting for today to post it.

]]> By: Aafke http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/return-of-the-king/#comment-4160 Aafke Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:59:41 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=209#comment-4160 I really enjoyed this! Thanks! I really enjoyed this!
Thanks!

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