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Why don't we have a malcom x day?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Air Langhi, Jan 18, 2010.

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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Without Malcolm X would MLK have succeeded? I don't think so. I think when while people saw malcolm x they were more likely to barter with king. However if they there was no malcom x what would be incentive to negotiate?

    Just like you could argue ww2 was as much the reason that india got independence as ghandi.
     
    #1 Air Langhi, Jan 18, 2010
  2. JuanValdez

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    That seems like messed up reasoning. Would Churchill, De Gaulle, or Patton have had the impacts they did if it wasn't for Adolf Hitler? Should we give Hitler some of the credit for these guys?

    (No, I'm not comparing Malcolm X to Hitler.)
     
    #2 JuanValdez, Jan 18, 2010
  3. Space Ghost

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    IMO, we shouldn't have holidays to represent a segmented people in the first place.

    Christ has pretty much been phased out from Christmas on the government level.
     
    #3 Space Ghost, Jan 18, 2010
  4. HeWhoIsLunchbox

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    MLK was a symbol of equality for people of every race, not just the black community.
     
    #4 HeWhoIsLunchbox, Jan 18, 2010
  5. Air Langhi

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    Except Malcom X was not a bad guy.

    He wanted rights and was willing to take it instead of pleading for it.
     
    #5 Air Langhi, Jan 18, 2010
  6. Invisible Fan

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    I don't know where to begin...but MLK and other civil rights leaders efforts didn't benefit their "segment" only.
     
    #6 Invisible Fan, Jan 18, 2010
  7. pgabriel

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    LOL, space ghost actually wonders why people think conservatives have issues with minority, what an ignorant statement
     
    #7 pgabriel, Jan 18, 2010
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    King stood for many, many honorable things... and represented far more than just black people and their particular struggle.
     
    #8 DonnyMost, Jan 18, 2010
  9. JuanValdez

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    Okay, but you're essentially arguing that he should get credit in the reflected glory of MLK. Honestly, there were many, many people who contributed to the success of the civil rights movement, generally, and to the success of King as well. We don't have days to celebrate everyone. You could argue that the Martin Luther King construct that we celebrate today is embodying the work of King, Malcolm X, and everyone else that participated to get us the results we got.

    I'm not a big fan of naming days (or buildings, or anything else) after particular people. I think we'd be better off celebrating Civil Rights Day, or something like that. It'd give us an opportunity to talk about the contributions of Malcolm X today, at least.
     
    #9 JuanValdez, Jan 18, 2010
  10. Invisible Fan

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    Civil Rights Day: Helping "a segmented people" remember when the Good Ol Days ended.
     
    #10 Invisible Fan, Jan 18, 2010
  11. BetterThanEver

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    Is that what all holidays are? I'll never get a break.

    Veteran's Day (vets)
    Mother's day (moms)
    Father's day (dads)
    Christmas (christians)
    President's day (presidents)
    Labor day (employed people)
     
    #11 BetterThanEver, Jan 18, 2010
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    Segmented people got it bad.

    [​IMG]
     
    #12 AntiSonic, Jan 18, 2010
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    we should have a tupac shakur day too ~ killuminati till i die!
     
    #13 pippendagimp, Jan 18, 2010
  14. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Spoken like a true conservative. :grin:
     
    #14 CometsWin, Jan 18, 2010
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    In all fairness, not all conservatives are like him.
     
    #15 A_3PO, Jan 18, 2010
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    Guys like john mccain would pee in their pants,from anger, if we had a malcom x day. People standing up to the government and the fbi, by all means neccessary, is unamerican.
     
    #16 conquistador#11, Jan 18, 2010
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    You liberals are too easy to get your panties in a wad.
     
    #17 Space Ghost, Jan 18, 2010
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    Christmas isn't a federal holiday anymore?
     
    #18 white lightning, Jan 18, 2010
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    Because white america likes MLK more...
     
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  20. Hmm

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    with the exception of marital fidelity... not to discredit his accomplishments, he was a good man with great aspirations.. just not exactly a man of honor..
     
    #20 Hmm, Jan 19, 2010
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