Current Events > Martin Luther King cheated on his wife, Coretta, a LOT.

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Omnislasher posted...

they are domestic secret police like any other. they suppress dissent.

some are paid by the corrupt to do this, yes. But also there have been countless cases of fbi special agents saving children from child trafficking, rescuing hostages, etc.

we must not throw away the baby with the bathwater. Smash the big oil machine for sure, but we do need something like these institutions still.

they shut down dissent in simpler ways these days. Via social media, fake dichotomies like atheism vs religion, socialism vs capitalism, etc

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pure_temper posted...

some are paid by the corrupt to do this, yes. But also there have been countless cases of fbi special agents saving children from child trafficking, rescuing hostages, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations

u been hoodwinked

Omnislasher posted...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations

I am fundamentally dedicated to dismantling the machine however I can, but I would need you to explain how you solve those things I mentioned that the FBI does do. Its a big organization. There are good people there. So lift them up so they can oust the bad. Or do you have an alternative?

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all right man, sounds fine then. let's hope we can get those bad apples.

leave martin alone

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I feel like there's this weird kind of zone where centrists try to downplay any of the socioeconomic parts of MLK's politics and leftist try to pretend like none of it is about race relations.

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Imagine taking the words of the FBI over the words of his wife who said otherwise.

Omnislasher posted...

all right man, sounds fine then. let's hope we can get those bad apples.

You've diagnosed the problem of royalty/wealth/love for money correctly a long time ago, I remember from years ago even. So I know you've thought about this a lot, but I am genuinely wanting to know what your alternative is. I think about this stuff a lot and I think there is a future where law enforcement becomes diminished in need because petty crime won't exist anymore (once all people's needs are satisfied). But we are not there yet.

If you'd like to talk more, I made this thread earlier: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79310603

If you will be charitable when reading my posts and allowing for any clumsiness, I'd love to hear what you think via DMs, only because you're a CE name I do think about when I consider who has influenced my thoughts over the years (I'm pretty sure I started watching Richard Wolff because of your posts). That being said nobody has all the answers so I want to find as many people as possible with who I can discuss this stuff with in a way that will accelerate my own knowledge of it.

So I can leverage whatever skills or savings I have in the most appropriate way for the cause of the common person. :(

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im glad at least one thing itt was diagnosed

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Idk you don't seem like a glad person in any way if you want to make pointless jabs like that

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I've been hearing this for years despite no evidence of it happening.

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A man is a sinner

Very weird to fixate on this idea Snu

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Alpha218 posted...

Very weird to fixate on this idea Snu

it's a propaganda attempt to discredit his character so people don't find out what he said about the love for money and how we should run society

and it still works like all this time later...

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kuwab0 posted...

He had a cream

This past needs more attention.

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While this is actually probably true, it doesn't change the fact that he was a legitimately good person. And the only people who bring it up are generally right wingers.

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Sunhawk posted...

It's certainly tarnished his image for me.

For me, it simply reinforced the fact that most human beings are neither 100% good nor 100% bad. That's the duality of man. Mr. Luther King cheated on his wife. That sucks. He was also an instrumental figure in the fight for equality, who bravely put his life on the line for peace and justice. Overall, his contributions to humanity were overwhelmingly positive. If you want flawless heroes, read fiction.

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"Yeah, that guy may have saved the country from a terrorist attack that would have claimed the lives of thousands, but in 2012 he used to make rape and dead baby jokes on Twitter!! My respect for him is completely lost."

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The liberals of gamefaqs are gonna have to decide whether they like G men or not.

lordofmud posted...

Also, he was a terrible tipper. Like less than 10% usually. It's the reason it has now become part of the culture.

wtf?

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