Martin Luther King, Jr- January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968

January 15, 2018      Roger Craver

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

                                                                                                        -Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

We know who Dr. King was.  We know who Donald Trump Is. It’s time for each of us to show who we are.

Roger

3 responses to “Martin Luther King, Jr- January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968”

  1. Thank you, Roger. I’m so ashamed of this country. I’m so ashamed of our racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. etc. etc. I suspect, however, that Dr. King would say to struggle on. He would have faith that we can and will change.

    2 of my favorite King quotes:

    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

    “Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropists to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice that make philanthropy necessary.”

    P.S. I took the knee with a power fist at the IFC 2017 plenary.

  2. Julie Varee says:

    Having struggled with sadness over the state of our national conversation since the last presidential election, I was encouraged by the recent Netflix show featuring a conversation between President Barack Obama and David Letterman. The show included clips from a conversation Letterman had with U.S. Representative John Lewis, who expressed hope about the future we can create. To hear this man, who has seen the very worst actions by his fellow Americans, speak calmly about moving forward has changed my outlook. I will march this weekend, tucking my wiry grey hairs into my bright pink pussy hat, and remember that positive change always has been and remains possible.

  3. Cindy Courtier says:

    The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.