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People forget that Dr. King's real life was filled with threats, violence & injuries, not speeches and "dreams." (cdn.masto.host)

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People forget that Dr. King's real life was filled with threats, violence & injuries, not speeches and "dreams."

Dr. King would've been 88 this past Friday.

“ When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of #racism , materialism, & militarism are incapable of being conquered.”

#MLK @blackvoices @democracy #USA @news #AI #ICE #Minnesota #immigration #Minneapolis #Imperialism #socialmedia #mastodon #war #US #love

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[-] MyOpinion@lemmy.myserv.one 32 points 2 weeks ago

White supremacists are evil trash that pollute this country.

[-] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net -5 points 2 weeks ago

Race isn’t real and if you think it is you’re just as bad.

[-] androgynouscloudmoon@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Race isn't real but the effects of enforcing it are, what a weird comment this is

[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

And the lasting effects even once it stops being actively enforced

[-] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net -3 points 2 weeks ago

Well that’s just obvious and not really remarkable unlike the acceptance (or rejection) of ‘race’ as an idea, making your comment weirder. Weird on, weirdo!

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