Martin Luther King, was a man who was committed to making a difference regarding economic justice. He was also a man who was affected by the strong racial division in society, and took actions to remedy this issue. As an African-American, he took a stand for his people and fought for them, believing that they were victims of injustice. The article communicates some of the actions he took in his life. For example, in August 1963, he "led a multi-racial rally of 250,000 in Washington demanding economic justice." Martin Luther King gathered so many people to communicate his plans. His dreams for the future were also shared by those who followed him.
His speeches provided meaningful breakthrough among black society. Martin Luther King Jr. said "This nation will raise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." He desired balance among society.
Although there were many obstacles in Martin Luther King's life to achieve balance, he still fought for what he believed in. During that time, Martin Luther King Jr. stated that "America has given the Negro people a bad cheque, a cheque which has come marked insuffiecient funds." For him, America accepting black people into society was not enough, people had to be treated equally regardless of their racial background.
His contributions to society and his words in particular, continue to have a great impact in the world today. For instance, his speech communicating his "dream" is constantly displayed by the media. It is clear that in America today, white people's "destiny is tied up" with black people's and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to their freedom. In other words, we are all ultimately sharing the same destiny for the simple fact that we live together. His words and his actions impacted society so much that we now have a holiday in which we honor his memory with community service.
Because of his actions, Martin Luther King is highly acknowledged by most people. He is so highly acknowledge that he received the title of a saint after his death. Now people think that being someone like Martin Luther King is practically impossible, due to the fact that he is beyond our reach. He was a man like any other, except he was just committed. The sense of commitment is unfamiliar in society. Martin Luther King had flaws like any other person, however these are not communicated. I think they are not because the culture we live under does not wish for us to be aware of this. It is a prohibited message, and we unconsciously support it. People feel so powerless to make a difference in the world. This mindset is enforced through time and less actions are taken to make the world a better place. This involves the way of life we are taught to live. In order to have a good life, we must work hard to achieve our dreams. However we wait for someone to achieve them for us. It is possible to achieve such dreams, as soon as we are committed. Ultimately what good does it make to be ineffective?Is it ok for humanity to only live as consumers?
Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago In Memphis. He was part of a low-paid municipal worker strike when he was murdered. Until the end Martin Luther King was still fighting for his dream. He could be considered as the leader of the civil rights movement in the United States and a saint, but as the article states "King was much, much more than that and by the end of his life was advocating change of a revolutionary character, challenging the power of American capitalism".
Finally,even though Martin Luther King's was fighting for balance he considered his people as different from others to begin with. In order to "fight" for a belief, one must choose a side. In this case, it was Martin Luther King vs. capitalism in the United States. Two sides fighting for what they believed was right. This could be easily related to the origin of a war. Two sides fighting to prove which culture is right and which one is wrong. "-you are the jerk, -no, you are the jerk!"
Disagreement over beliefs bring many consequences, which are usually terrible.
Are beliefs enough to excuse the death of hundreds of people? Or enough to excuse the hunger of thousands?
Moreover, this article like many others only describes Martin Luther King's great deeds. As previously mentioned, these prohibited messages are not communicated by the simple fact that if people live powerfully then many people would become a Martin Luther King and fight for their beliefs. Because, although we live under the same popular culture, we still live under our own folk culture, which makes us even more different from one another.We believe what we are taught to believe. Balance happens to give equally to all, therefore it seems to be the right thing to do in this situation. If you choose to do the "right thing" then one would be seen as the hero and even become a plastic saint, like was discussed in the Life Doesn't have to be Meaningless class.
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