Monday, January 21, 2013

MLK's vehement condemnations of US militarism are more relevant than ever


His vital April 4, 1967 speech is a direct repudiation of the sophistry now used to defend US violence and aggression


guardian.co.uk,
The civil right achievements of Martin Luther King are quite justly the focus of the annual birthday commemoration of his legacy. But it is remarkable, as I've noted before on this holiday, how completely his vehement anti-war advocacy is ignored when commemorating his life (just as his economic views are). 

By King's own description, his work against US violence and militarism, not only in Vietnam but generally, was central - indispensable - to his worldview and activism, yet it has been almost completely erased from how he is remembered......"

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