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bmichaelh

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11. To MLK, empathy is no sin

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:14 PM

21 hrs ago

I thought he would.

Republicans like to say: "If Martin Luther King Jr was alive today, he would be...":

Which is sure nonsense.

MLK is the complete opposite of MAGA and some of them who say empathy is a sin.

Empathy requires more than "thoughts and prayers"

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To MLK, empathy is no sin bmichaelh 21 hrs ago #11