If MLK hadn't been shot, Conservatives and low-info people would still hate him.

[CaliforniaLove]

Not a knock to MLK in the slightest, but I feel like if MLK had never died (he'd be turning 88) we'd still be hearing about how he cheated on his wife, or hated white people, or whatever.

Not just from conservatives, but from the type of people to get all of their beliefs and information from their Facebook feeds. The type of people who hate Donald Trump, but then turn around and say that Bill Clinton is a rapist.

IDK. Maybe it's not true, and I'm not saying I'm glad he was shot. That's just how I pessimistically see the world. I think if he wasn't ever killed, he would have a controversial place in the world. At least now, 90% of Republicans feel the need to at least pretend to like MLK. Or maybe even use MLK as a weapon against current progressives, as in "You people hate America, unlike conservative hero Martin Luther King." Although I wouldn't be in any way shocked if Trump came out with an "MLK is overrated" tweet tomorrow.

I think it's gross how we treat the living compared to how we treat the dead.

"If you admire somebody you should go on 'head tell 'em
People never get the flowers while they can still smell 'em"

[dalton99a]

1. Yep.

http://images.gawker.com/cceotrggo2c56jf26smj/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636.png

[Chasstev365]

2. At my elderly mother in laws retirement center, they say MLK started all the trouble in this country

It boggles the mind!

[dalton99a]

3. Good thing the bigots are dying off faster than natural replenishment

[Chasstev365]

4. Yes! (not my mother in law though; she great!)

[erpowers]

5. Conservatives and Low Info Voters

Conservatives and low info voters still hate him. There are currently people who point out that MLK cheated on his wife. Go look at a YouTube video and then looks at the comments. You will find some comments criticizing MLK for various reasons including the fact that he cheated on his wife.