• stray@pawb.social
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        5 days ago

        I believe they were engaging in irony, accusing Dr. King of having been a violent thug when he should have protested peacefully like Dr. King, to highlight the necessity of directed violence and the flawed thinking of complete pacifism. I believe they simply worded themselves in a way that was lost on many readers.

        • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          5 days ago

          Also the appropriation of his legacy by fucks who never read a thing he said.

          Now please delete that. You’re making me sound like not-a-piece-of-shit