Evelyn
Collaborator
Registered: Sep 2008 Post Number: 47
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| There is another reason why not a single biracial person should have participated in the Civil Rights Movement--but did. For most, integration had more than political significance--it had sentimental value as well. Any warrior can tell you that when you're in the middle of a fight, you NEVER give overly personal information to an enemy. They will use this against you forever. By breaking this rule, civil rights activists actually betrayed their own people, and made a mockery of their objectives. This is inevitable, because they set out on a mission which would ultimately strengthen their enemies' arms. Naturally, they were bound to follow this up with something even more horribly destructive, even if they had to take their "freedom ride" to the North to do it. Dr. King was obviously not thinking rationally when he made important historical decisions. He was basing his actions on his feelings, and the perceived emotions of others. I think he was simply too young to be in his position. When he started out as an activist, he was in his mid-20's. The minimum age to become president of the United States is 35, and we've never had a president under 43. Even our young Kennedy erred, because he had such poor relationships with his allies. For instance, one of his advisors insisted that organized crime was a minor issue which Kennedy's administration shouldn't bother to pursue. That's because, unbeknownst to Kennedy, organized crime may have helped him get elected. His advisors were simply trying to be loyal to their boss, without offending his genteel sensibilities by divulging the truth. An older man would have figured out that the stakes were a little higher than some goons, and taken their advice. But no... |
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