CNN.CON : 94% Did Nothing Special For MLK Day?

[Dinger]

http://www.cnn.com/

Disgusting I'd say.

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Well, to be perfectly honest...that's true of most federal holidays.

That commemorate a person rather than an event:

Presidents Day
Columbus Day

I daresay most people don't do anything special on Memorial Day or Veteran's Day or Labor Day either.

[uberotto]

2. Probably about the same as the number of people...

who don't do anything special for Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, Valentines day, Mothers day, Fathers day, Arbor Day, etc...

Let's face it, for most people, if it doesn't get you a day off from work, it's not really a holiday.

[Dinger]

5. Today Is A Day That Should Take On Additional Meaning In Light

of the dismantling and devastation of our civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. radiated hope for the future, and in my opinion, we need more of that, especially these days.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

3. Well, what are we supposed to do?n/t

[cheezus]

4. no kidding

I thought about peace and economic justic more than usual today, and I've listened to some MLK stuff on NPR, but I haven't done anything special. What did you do?

[Dinger]

6. I posted something here earlier today...

I am en elementary school teacher.

[wildflower]

7. Just taking the time to think about MLK's message...

and talk to about it others, is meaningful, IMO. I posted in one of the spiritual groups here about MLK, peace and spirituality, and also posted an article on the wealth gap being the new civil rights issue of the 21st century.

That is what is truly important, IMO. That we observe the true meaning of the movement in ways that involve deep thought and consideration.

To me, this is deeper than making empty speeches, attending functions, or quoting him without thinking about what his words really meant (as I fear some political leaders do).

We could set aside time to light a candle or meditate on the life and work of MLK; and what we can learn from that time.

People with Web sites could also put a message there.

-wildflower

[Gay Ranger]

8. I have a friend...

She is black and an MD. Her sister is a lawyer. My friend's two daughters do great in school and have a mix of 75% white friends and 25% black friends. Her girls get invited ot go on trips with their white friends and their white friends go on trips with my friend's girls and her. They are not treated any differently. I think that that is a more fitting legacy to Dr, King than any little tribute I could do.

100% racial equality is never going to happen no matter what. 100% color blindness is not going to happen no matter what, but the fact that my friend could educate herself and raise her girls in the manner that she did. That she and those little girls can live in the middle of a white neighborhood and no one bat an eye is due to the efforts of Dr. King.

To cry to about "How unfair!" everyting is without taking the successes into account does nothing but belittle his message.

[Tomee450]

9. I'm not hearing any of my black relatives and friends

crying about how unfair everything is. I don't hear others doing that either. What people complain about is real injustice that still exist. People are well aware of the small successes but many great problems remain. Should we remain silent about the re segregation of schools, about racial profiling, about denial of loans to blacks, about police brutality, about high infant mortality, about the fact that blacks with the same education and experience as whites are earning far less than whites. Should we keep quiet abut the awful drug laws which have resulted in the incarceration of thousands of black people? Should we remain silent simply because of what you describe as "small successes?" It seems that we are going backward in the area of civil rights.