He said the right thing at the right time. And when he wanted LBJs support, he said he supported LBJ.
You seem to think MLK never spoke again after writing the letter you cite over and over.
Do you even know who MLK openly supported in the 1964 election?
I knew that you had just that great spirit and you know you have our support and backing…I think one of the great tributes that we can pay in memory of President Kennedy is to try to enact some of the great, progressive policies that he sought to initiate.
This is how a successful activist operates. Not "fuck the racist White House that has failed to pass the civil rights act".
She is already leading in the polls. The only thing she has to do is keep doing what she is already doing.
To cheerlead Harris.
Those same young people also disapproved of Biden last summer, when basically nobody cared about Gaza. That's why Gaza is not the cause of his political problems.
The strawman is that activists should be more "restrained". I never said that.
You can be as fervent as you want. It will still take years to get results. So buckle up.
And if you don't want to make friends with politicians then it will take even longer. MLK at least didn't burn his bridges in Congress.
Biden’s Weakness With Young Voters Isn’t About Gaza
An April CBS poll found that the young voters who wanted Biden to pressure Israel to stop attacking Gaza would vote for him at about the same rate as those who didn’t.
Empathy for American activists doesn't help Palestinians. If anything, American activists are often counterproductive. Telling the DNC to fuck off doesn't bring your goals any closer to reality.
And you don't speak for MLK.
Whether he liked it or not, it took years for the civil rights movement to see any results. The same is true of every other successful activist movement.
Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice
MLK had patience, which that quote exemplifies. It took the civil rights movement years to see any results.
If the goal is a ceasefire, commonly defined as a bilateral end of hostilities, then you should encourage and reward the administration's attempts to secure a ceasefire.
If the goal is to stop arming Israel, then Americans overall do not sufficiently support this goal right now. That means this goal will take years to achieve.
If you want to help Palestinians, then you should be realistic about what you can achieve and how long it will take.
Nationwide and statewide. She leads in a majority of swing states.
And you win the election by winning swing states, not necessarily the previously uncommitted.