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jalan48

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123. Thank you. Dr. King understood how deeply unfair the capitalist system is.
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 11:50 PM
Dec 2015

He began to speak more and more on this issue as well as the inherent racist nature of the Vietnam War toward the end of his life.

Now now HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #1
Loving your reaction. Spot on! n/t Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #167
Which facts? merrily Dec 2015 #199
Here's one: "Trevor Loudon releases Bernie Sanders exposé Hortensis Dec 2015 #232
Doesn't answer my question at all. Just another gratuituous smear merrily Dec 2015 #235
It's not MY smear on Bernie, it's WillyT's, indirectly of course. Hortensis Dec 2015 #237
I meant it's your gratuitous smear on WillyT. And not an answer to my question, either. merrily Dec 2015 #240
Oh, calling WillyT and his cohort out for Hortensis Dec 2015 #244
No comment, anyone? Hortensis Dec 2015 #255
So democratic socialism involves moving away from capitalism? JaneyVee Dec 2015 #2
What Are You Talking About ??? WillyT Dec 2015 #5
apparently some can't tell the difference from capitalism and what we've had for fifty-sixty years roguevalley Dec 2015 #36
She doesn't know, WillyT.... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #86
The important thing is to find a way to smear Sanders, even though her sig line used to be merrily Dec 2015 #201
This message was self-deleted by its author Hortensis Dec 2015 #224
Whoooo.... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #251
Well merrily Dec 2015 #252
Because he's...... daleanime Dec 2015 #6
because it's a losing platform redstateblues Dec 2015 #8
Only in your imagination so far. He does quite well in head to head polls with Republicans. merrily Dec 2015 #202
Because it doesn't. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #9
Ding ding ding. We have a winnah! senz Dec 2015 #18
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #34
At whom are you directing that comment? MADem Dec 2015 #108
Evidently that also includes anyone who has read Marx BainsBane Dec 2015 #179
Indeed. ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #218
It is just not our capitalism that benefits corporations at the expense of the public. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #44
Plus a Jillion! MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #92
Indeed. Old Milton Friedman would be very proud of today's D establishment party. PotatoChip Dec 2015 #180
And even laissez faire capitalism doesn't include corporate welfare, which we also have in spades. merrily Dec 2015 #203
Scootaloo answered your question, Janey. senz Dec 2015 #23
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Purveyor Dec 2015 #176
Meanwhile, the linked site in the OP... joshcryer Dec 2015 #177
Wikipedia? LOL! That's really stretching for a smear. merrily Dec 2015 #204
Wow. Thank you, Purveyor. senz Dec 2015 #178
Perhaps if you took your bvf Dec 2015 #65
Do you agree or disagree? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #159
Sanders has made a yooge secret of things he thinks government should do. Are you serious? merrily Dec 2015 #200
Stockholm Syndrome...nt SidDithers Dec 2015 #3
You forgot this: Scootaloo Dec 2015 #10
Frankly, I don't find the racism and bigotry displayed in the Stockholm Syndrome thread at all funny SidDithers Dec 2015 #14
Is that this thread? Scootaloo Dec 2015 #16
Some like to label that which they don't understand or don't agree with as "racist", "sexist", rhett o rick Dec 2015 #217
Me neither. Some have begun acting very badly. bravenak Dec 2015 #17
I had not seen that OP before. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #61
That op... bravenak Dec 2015 #66
And, sadly, from my point of view, SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #72
I'm booted from that group too. bravenak Dec 2015 #75
LOL! SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #77
My bad! bravenak Dec 2015 #80
Maybe he'll listen. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #83
I do not think he will. bravenak Dec 2015 #87
If I thought he approved of some stuff that goes on here, SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #88
I think he sees this stuff as side issues that he does not want to touch. bravenak Dec 2015 #91
Yep, I sure was not pleased with the attribute omission. nt SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #96
I tweeted him about that. I think I might become a big tweeter. bravenak Dec 2015 #98
You can do it! SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #101
Boom! Just sent some more. bravenak Dec 2015 #112
Please. Because miracles could happen. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #114
I suspect his message has always attracted a Hortensis Dec 2015 #229
Really? Oh, good for you. Hortensis Dec 2015 #227
I feel for her/him. bravenak Dec 2015 #228
And it's a service to the campaign, right? :) Hortensis Dec 2015 #230
Gets him twitter hits at least bravenak Dec 2015 #234
If someone doesn't vote for a candiadte because a stranger on the internet made them sad, Gore1FL Dec 2015 #226
It's more of a talking point, for forums Babel_17 Dec 2015 #239
It's not just one stranger, and I'm not sad, I'm disgusted. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #249
Oh, Sid! Your enema meme is just so YOU! Stay classy, babe! Divernan Dec 2015 #163
Couldn't be you and some others read that crap into it, and have been treating merrily Dec 2015 #205
Me? I agree w/you - and I'm bored with screen shots from other sites JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #264
you're not a fan of MLK, I see. virtualobserver Dec 2015 #45
I'm not a fan of the OP using MLK... SidDithers Dec 2015 #47
Ding ding ding! bravenak Dec 2015 #49
Thank you. nt SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #102
Exactly. zappaman Dec 2015 #125
Especially since he's driving traffic to a site that is virulently fascist. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #137
Um, you weren't kidding. joshcryer Dec 2015 #168
Oh you know it. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #170
What's worse is he's fundraising for his movie. joshcryer Dec 2015 #171
I alerted on this months ago for source link being inappropriate. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #172
It's deeply depressing. joshcryer Dec 2015 #174
Isn't that interesting. yardwork Dec 2015 #191
I find the obdurate need to keep doing it even after being told Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #221
Linking to Wikipedia gets a DUer smeared now. Wow. New lows at DU daily. merrily Dec 2015 #206
Um, check the url. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #220
If you can make a legitimate argument that Sid is an enemy of Dr. King I will donate $25.00 to DU... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #189
Yes. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #257
LOL. Did this come out of the Think Tank? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #120
Those are some pretty wise words... Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #4
Yes They Are... Spot On, In Fact... WillyT Dec 2015 #7
Stockholm Syndrome. leftofcool Dec 2015 #11
Do you think your post is intelligent? Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #15
Maybe you should ask the original poster. leftofcool Dec 2015 #21
I don't think you understand what Stockholm Syndrome really means. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #31
I don't think you understand how damn offensive that was. bravenak Dec 2015 #50
Jury Results on leftofcool's post.. Cha Dec 2015 #81
Hahahahahaha! bravenak Dec 2015 #82
.. Cha Dec 2015 #85
The Stockholm Syndrome OP was offensive and so is yours to suggest we don't understand . . . brush Dec 2015 #78
I said "you" not "you people" so where did this "we" stuff come in? Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #84
Nobody said you said "you people". brush Dec 2015 #104
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #160
Can you stick to the topic? brush Dec 2015 #162
As a white guy it is beyond amazing to see other white guys DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #190
Why so easily offended? SMC22307 Dec 2015 #256
Jury Results.. Brawawaaaa.. Cha Dec 2015 #79
Charter member SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #105
Thank you, Susan. Cha Dec 2015 #130
Please see Reply 205. merrily Dec 2015 #207
You can’t have capitalism without racism -Malcom X Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #12
Thank You For That !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #13
I saw something similar posted elsewhere Mnpaul Dec 2015 #25
Interesting but I don't agree. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #35
Racism as a psychological problem vs. Racism as a system of social control Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #40
Do you agree racism is inherent to the human mind? Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #42
It is damn sure prevalent all over america. bravenak Dec 2015 #52
I think you are just as guilty as anyone. On edit, not anyone. I am sure there are more racist... Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #142
Don't care. bravenak Dec 2015 #143
Then you agree but don't care? That's what it sounds like. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #145
Don't care what you think. bravenak Dec 2015 #148
A little bit, but more of it is because of social structures and learned behavior. Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #63
Well all evidence points to the fact that humans are fundamentally built for racism... Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #70
In my understanding socialism is anti-racist Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #74
That is the kind of democratic socialism I would promote as well. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #76
Please provide the links to at least some Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #223
Since you've chosen to respond with a PM Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #263
No Rebkeh Dec 2015 #144
I guess we will have to agree to disagree because... Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #151
I disagree that it is inherent Rebkeh Dec 2015 #165
I'm waiting a response for the racism organ or Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #222
I think it's both. When food was so very hard to come by, people must have been reluctant to feed merrily Dec 2015 #209
That's not inherent though, it's taught/learned Rebkeh Dec 2015 #248
bread and circus ~ hopemountain Dec 2015 #126
What are you getting at exactly? Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #129
i'm sorry you did not understand hopemountain Dec 2015 #250
That's why Malcom X is one of the greatest American thinkers Nyan Dec 2015 #166
I very much have Stockholm Syndrome. Sadly. bravenak Dec 2015 #19
No... You Just Have An Overwhelming Desire To Elect Hillary Clinton President... WillyT Dec 2015 #20
People have been very nasty to my demographic. bravenak Dec 2015 #24
I heard through the grapevine that it will be before Super Tuesday. leftofcool Dec 2015 #27
I think so too. I heard that it's pretty much over. The losing party just has to break the news to bravenak Dec 2015 #29
Sounds like you expect a coup of democracy. zeemike Dec 2015 #59
I prefer the side that does not say nasty stuff to every black person I know. bravenak Dec 2015 #60
And what side would that be? zeemike Dec 2015 #67
Oh yes. The black woman is entitled compared to you. bravenak Dec 2015 #68
Well you are entitled to be as combative and dismissive as you want to zeemike Dec 2015 #71
If you call me entitled without knowing one damn thing about me, I get combative. bravenak Dec 2015 #73
And you don't know one damn thing about me. zeemike Dec 2015 #99
You cannot be poorer than me. bravenak Dec 2015 #109
And you know nothing about me. zeemike Dec 2015 #117
I lived in the streets of Hollywood and slept on the Redline, and what? bravenak Dec 2015 #124
Well it was you that accused me of being privileged zeemike Dec 2015 #128
You said it. I responded. You were wrong. bravenak Dec 2015 #131
Well I am exactly like this in person too. zeemike Dec 2015 #135
Not angry. I am just right. bravenak Dec 2015 #136
Self righteous anger. zeemike Dec 2015 #139
There you go. Proving my point. bravenak Dec 2015 #140
He thinks you're getting uppity, sistah. okasha Dec 2015 #149
I can dig it. bravenak Dec 2015 #150
You are good at it too. wildeyed Dec 2015 #111
I do what needs done for sure. bravenak Dec 2015 #113
Well... At Least You're Honest... WillyT Dec 2015 #28
And sadly, they still don't get it. leftofcool Dec 2015 #22
They never will until they are weeping rageful tears of defeat. bravenak Dec 2015 #26
And Then They Will Be... "weeping rageful tears of defeat." - Way To GOTV WillyT Dec 2015 #30
Get out the vote for my team, yeeeessss! bravenak Dec 2015 #32
To put this as mildly as I can, Martin's words won't rehabilitate your reputation on DU. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #33
I Do Not Need... YOUR "Rehabilitation"... WillyT Dec 2015 #38
You don't need any kind of rehabilitation, WillyT. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #182
Spare us the "listening" crap for godsakes. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #41
Try it, you might like it. Makes one feel a bit younger. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #46
I don't take it as an earnest suggestion. It is sanctimonious crap and you know it. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #48
OK. Really, I wasn't trying to be sanctimonious... MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #51
well maybe you should "listen" to yourself then. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #53
"listening" to the words of MLK that are in this op, might be a good place to start virtualobserver Dec 2015 #55
exactly. that's why I called it out as th disingenuous crap that it is. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #58
You were right. Period. bravenak Dec 2015 #54
Well it's nicer than saying sit down and shut up Kalidurga Dec 2015 #153
I would rather hear that. Let's keep it 100. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #154
It would be more honest Kalidurga Dec 2015 #157
That's right! A two-week-old poster TOTALLY understands how reputations on DU work. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2015 #64
Has been reading here daily for years, just like every "newbie" who boldly insults longtime DUers. merrily Dec 2015 #208
He has a good reputation IMHO eom Duval Dec 2015 #97
LMAO leftofcool Dec 2015 #184
Good post. leftofcool Dec 2015 #185
Umm hmm bravenak Dec 2015 #37
Oh Yeah... They Were Known As The OJ's... WillyT Dec 2015 #39
YOU should see my point. bravenak Dec 2015 #43
Correx: "For the Love of Money", not "Money, Money, Money". brush Dec 2015 #231
Democratic Socialism sounds like a good thing to me. jalan48 Dec 2015 #56
Very good discussion dpatbrown Dec 2015 #246
Yes, the Black Panthers too. jalan48 Dec 2015 #247
Hi jalan48 dpatbrown Dec 2015 #253
Hi dpabrown. jalan48 Dec 2015 #254
Huge K & R !!! Thespian2 Dec 2015 #57
Wow WillyT abelenkpe Dec 2015 #62
Well fuckin deserved. n/t JTFrog Dec 2015 #100
There are archives. Easy to read. leftofcool Dec 2015 #187
K&R Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #69
Kicked and recommended The Blue Traveller Dec 2015 #89
Alll right, WillyT! Duval Dec 2015 #90
MLK was NOT a democratic socialist MaggieD Dec 2015 #93
Actually flat out socialist by the time we are in 1965 TBF Dec 2015 #103
Again, MLK was not a democratic socialist MaggieD Dec 2015 #106
Nobody in my demographic believes that nonsense even if Killer Mike and bravenak Dec 2015 #110
I'm not black MaggieD Dec 2015 #115
You must know many like myself then. Umm hmm. bravenak Dec 2015 #127
I do MaggieD Dec 2015 #133
Awesome. I like your posts. bravenak Dec 2015 #134
I like yours too MaggieD Dec 2015 #152
Thank you! bravenak Dec 2015 #156
LOL - okay, that's what I'm talking about MaggieD Dec 2015 #158
. bravenak Dec 2015 #161
Plus another. leftofcool Dec 2015 #186
Do you know what the word socialist means? TBF Dec 2015 #138
No of course not... MaggieD Dec 2015 #146
You tell 'em, MaggieD brush Dec 2015 #233
Thank you. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #259
Wow, thanks for that. Vattel Dec 2015 #119
"I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #107
How is the "Bernie is the second coming of MLK" meme working? MaggieD Dec 2015 #118
How's the "Hillary is the second coming of Rosa Parks" meme working? Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #121
"The Uncompromising Anti-Capitalism of Martin Luther King Jr." by Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Ph.D. Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 #116
Thank you. Dr. King understood how deeply unfair the capitalist system is. jalan48 Dec 2015 #123
Couldn't say it better myself. nt TBF Dec 2015 #94
K & R AzDar Dec 2015 #95
K&R! marym625 Dec 2015 #122
I swear when I see you plus one this stuff my mouth drops open. bravenak Dec 2015 #141
What are you talking about? marym625 Dec 2015 #164
+1 Sincere, transparent is all I've ever seen from you, marym625--and that's a lot more than I can merrily Dec 2015 #214
This thread and all of his MLK threads are merely a continuation and a double down of his bravenak Dec 2015 #238
Think about this. MannyGoldstein Dec 2015 #225
What? Is what what I want? bravenak Dec 2015 #243
He was right. He was always right. Autumn Dec 2015 #132
Trevor Loudon... one_voice Dec 2015 #147
Found something really interesting, at least to me. IMHO, MLK's message evolved and more inclusive. nc4bo Dec 2015 #155
Does anyone here care that the OP linked a far right fascist site? joshcryer Dec 2015 #169
I do, but then I don't expect much different from the seminal poster...nt SidDithers Dec 2015 #195
Oh you are just a goop. joshcryer Dec 2015 #197
Now, the Bernie supporters are concerned about sourcing... SidDithers Dec 2015 #260
I've always been against right wing sources. joshcryer Dec 2015 #261
Sorry, I think my post came across as accusing you... SidDithers Dec 2015 #265
Jury results... SoapBox Dec 2015 #173
I was the alerter. 4 jurors support allowing a fascist site being linked here. joshcryer Dec 2015 #175
I agree that it's a bad idea to direct traffic to that site deutsey Dec 2015 #181
here is the quote with a more acceptable source. magical thyme Dec 2015 #183
Thanks. klook Dec 2015 #196
As if the OP didn't intentionally post... joshcryer Dec 2015 #198
bs merrily Dec 2015 #211
And for our daily installment of ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #188
Oh, come on 1 (may I call you '1'?), can't you stop being so disagreeable long enough to learn... randome Dec 2015 #192
LOL ... No! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #193
How are Martin Luther King's words misappropriated, are most blacks in the billionaire class? Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #212
Only African Americans can quote Dr. King? Is that where we are now? How about Ghandi? merrily Dec 2015 #213
Anyone can quote anyone. randome Dec 2015 #216
Well, see, it's important to inform our lessers about what's best MineralMan Dec 2015 #236
This message was self-deleted by its author klook Dec 2015 #194
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #210
Thank you, WillyT, for reminding me of this quote. merrily Dec 2015 #215
K&R for the responses (all 218 of them) Babel_17 Dec 2015 #219
Good to see white people lecturing black people about MLK YoungDemCA Dec 2015 #241
Unbelievable. Bobbie Jo Dec 2015 #245
A new lecture every day, sometimes two. leftofcool Dec 2015 #258
I am on the side of MLK and Bernie on this issue left lowrider Dec 2015 #242
Kick !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #262
Nice source you used there..... Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #266
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