If Martin Luther King Jr. Were Alive Today, Big Tech Would've Already Banned Him

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[–]president_camacho 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The only thing King ever did or said that would get him banned today was his criticism of Israel, and maybe his alleged tolerance of his entourage abusing women, and King himself possibly sexually harassing women.

Malcolm X however would be straight up banned and deplatformed because of his criticism of Jewish power and his message of black self reliance.

[–]wristaction 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's more on-the-nose than you think:

“peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity. I see Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality.”

https://www.camera.org/article/mlk-on-peace-israeli-security-and-anti-zionism/

[–]fediverseshill 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The only thing King ever did or said that would get him banned today

I had hoped that the white moderate would understand that law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and that when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress. I had hoped that the white moderate would understand that the present tension in the South is a necessary phase of the transition from an obnoxious negative peace, in which the Negro passively accepted his unjust plight, to a substantive and positive peace, in which all men will respect the dignity and worth of human personality. Actually, we who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.

and...

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

He'd get banned for this, or...

You speak of our activity in Birmingham as extreme. At first I was rather disappointed that fellow clergymen would see my nonviolent efforts as those of an extremist.

He's defending protests that would be called riots by todays radicalized news anchors. He would be calling out the propo that said the capitol trumpers were practicing treasonous activities.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Man. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained.

This could apply 100% to those trumpers in washington last week.

If one recognizes this vital urge that has engulfed the American community, one should readily understand why public demonstrations are taking place. The American Man has many pent up resentments and latent frustrations, and he must release them. So let him march; let him make prayer pilgrimages to the city hall; let him go on freedom rides -and try to understand why he must do so. If his repressed emotions are not released in nonviolent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is not a threat but a fact of history.

Twitter would COMPLETELY ban him for having these kinds of opinions, but Twitter didn't exist in the 70's.

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[–]wristaction 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You listed a number of quotes of MLK promoting and justifying proto-BLM rioting.

Where have you seen anyone cancelled or banned for promoting and justifying BLM rioting?