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You don't politely ask your oppressors to give you the rights they have taken away from you.

• tomjen3 12y ago
  Why not? It worked for King, it worked for Ghandi. Do you really think there could have been something like the civil rights laws -- born primarily of white people -- if the primary black person had been X and not King?
  • djtriptych 12y ago
    It is patently absurd to give MLK's non-violent movement 100% of the credit for civil rights reform. The political situation during that time was unbelievably complex, and the changing attitudes of a turbulent nation cannot be so simply explained.
  • enraged_camel 12y ago
    >>it worked for Ghandi. Yet it was Ghandi himself who, when asked if his peaceful tactics would have worked against Hitler, said, "probably not." I'm not suggesting that white people are literally Hitler, but simply that there's a time and place for everything, including peace and violence. And I say that as someone who has never called for violence on anything ever.
    • tomjen3 12y ago
      That is true. However the guy I responded to said "you don't" as in a general rule.
  • taejo 12y ago
    Perhaps it worked for King because the alternative to King was X?