Monday MLK Musings

Monday MLK Musings

Letter from a Birmingham Jail – Just read. Thank you.

Letters from an American – January 18, 2026 – “Dr. King told the audience that if God had let him choose any era in which to live, he would have chosen the one in which he had landed. “Now, that’s a strange statement to make,” King went on, “because the world is all messed up. The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around…. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.” Dr. King said that he felt blessed to live in an era when people had finally woken up and were working together for freedom and economic justice.”

Americans Should Understand MLK, Jr.’s True Legacy–

“And here we are again. An overtly White nationalist Trump regime has ginned up fear of “the Great Replacement,” “wokeism,” immigrant violence, and anti-white discrimination (not to mention fear of changing your child’s gender and of women taking men’s jobs). High prices? No healthcare? Never mind. The regime is keeping you safe from these threats to white male dominance.”

“Change the location from Alabama 1965 to Chicago, Portland, or Minneapolis 2025-2026. Reverse roles of federal and state forces (now the Feds are the brutal, vicious, lawless ones). But whether 1965 or 2026, those in power use the same techniques to whip up white hysteria, paint nonwhites as aliens and threats to “real Americans,” and use the clash between armed police and people to traumatize all Americans.”

“Today, we should remember King’s legacy and the foundation of our pluralistic democracy (the VRA). Most of all, we must embrace our obligation to defend our sacred rights and democratic inheritance in the face of fear-mongering and state-inflicted violence. We shall overcome.“

 

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