Why no love for Martin Luther King Jr Yesterday???

[Rage Inc.]

The man was murdered 42 years ago Sunday, and there was NOTHING here on DU for this American hero whose journey and struggle improved all of our lives! Elsewhere's Daughter, who first turned me onto this site, was equally shocked and dismayed during a phone conversation we had last night. Both of us are lily-white, and both of us KNOW that Martin's tireless efforts and sacrifice made America a better place for our asses!

Jesus H. Christ, there was more attention paid to this sad anniversary on MySpacethan here!

:argh:

[Hosnon]

1. I bet that it fell on Easter is part of the reason. nt.

[Echo In Light]

2. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8084382

[Hissyspit]

12. And Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8084747

[derby378]

3. Haven't been on DU for a couple of days...

...otherwise I might have posted something. There's no nefarious plot to obscure King's legacy. Honest.

[senseandsensibility]

4. Why didn't you or the other poster start a thread?

Just asking, don't mean to be snarky. Every year on Labor Day, I start a thread, and it is usually not well responded to in my opinion. Others don't seem to share my enthusiasm for this holiday. But I always start the thread anyway, and perhaps some are reminded of the importance of the day.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. I believe he did post a thread honoring MLK and it recieved 2 replies

[ElsewheresDaughter]

19. Good on you...I think that it falling on Easter Sunday this year has something to do with it too.

[Rage Inc.]

28. I posted two!

I guess everyone else was

[Robb]

5. I read several threads.

[SargeUNN]

6. Wrong there was

I saw and read at least one thing so you must have overlooked them.

[YOY]

7. The holiday is celebrated on his birth...not his death for a reason.

n.t.

[Orsino]

26. Yep. No harm in remembering his death...

...but honoring his life seems much more important, and I tend to do that more on the holiday.

[Bucky]

8. I'm a total King fanatic (my classes spend about two weeks on him) but...

I just don't think you can conclude from the fact that no one posted about his murder's anniversary that he and his ideas don't get any respect around here. Hell, it's nearly impossible to be an American and not be directly influenced by the way he reshaped the understanding of liberty and equality in a free country.

You'll forgive me if I get a little more worked up about MLK Day and celebrating his legacy than I do over memorializing his funeral.

[spanone]

9. i saw posts....rage elsewhere

[Naturalist111]

10. Giving it all to Christ who is giving it to him.

[Hissyspit]

11. There were several threads. One got quite a few recs.

[Rage Inc.]

20. Show them!

I posted two, and everyone took a pass!

[omega minimo]

29. Post #2 Echo In Light already showed you the link, followed by another

This thread was at the top of Greatest and the Homepage and the GD Topic page all day.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8084382

I noticed your OP deriding the board for not honoring King, but thought you might eventually figure it out..........

Not "everyone took a pass."

Mine was structured to provide perhaps more awareness about him and his connection to the present, for those who were not thinking about him on that day.

[laughingliberal]

31. That was great post, omega minimo! And it did spend quite a bit of time on the front page. nt

[omega minimo]

33. Thanks LL for the K/Rs and there were at least 2 more in addition to this OPs

:toast:

[Hissyspit]

36. Posts 2 & 12 in this thread.

I was going to do a MLK thread, too, but ran out of time. I had a lot to do for class on Monday.

[REP]

13. Sundays and holidays are slow. Last Sunday was a holiday - an important one to most Christians

Instead of observing MLK's death once year, why not celebrate his life daily?

[Subdivisions]

14. I saw many posts on MLK over the past few days. As for yesterday, it

was really dead around here as everyone celebrated the Easter holiday.

[MrSlayer]

16. I did a tribute on my Facebook page.

Included the "How Long? Not Long!" speech and added a few quotes.

[ZombieHorde]

17. Silly. nt

[gleaner]

18. There was such a thread ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8084382&mesg_id=8084382 It is quite a moving tribute. It was up yesterday. The links are great too. No one forgot him. Give it a look.;)

[lxlxlxl]

21. there was a little but not much...same goes for media it seems

[ecstatic]

22. There was mention of him, but only for the purpose of Obama bashing

Sadly. Shame on those people, BTW.

[CBR]

24. I noticed that. Not all but alot took the opportunity. nt

[Bluebear]

32. Please cite all the 'Obama bashing' in this magnificent OP:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8084382&mesg_id=8084382

[laughingliberal]

37. There you go! Messing up a perfectly good poutrage!

I did, however, have a DU member tell me the other day when I cited King, Parks, and the college students who were killed in MS that the SCOTUS and "smart liberals acting in pragmatic ways" had more to do with our advances in civil rights than these activists.

[notadmblnd]

23. Just because you're late for the party doesn't mean there wasn't one.

use your search option and check again.

[Captain Hilts]

25. People here think history began about 4 years ago. I remember The Day well. nt

[omega minimo]

34. Wrong!

History began 8 years ago :crazy:

[Rage Inc.]

27. Go back to talking about Sarah Youbetcha!

I am personally disgusted. :puke:

[omega minimo]

30. obnoxious

:wtf: did you think CODE:BLACK was?

[Bluebear]

39. +

[blondeatlast]

35. Obviously because we DUers don't love, respect, and honor the man.

(Um, there were several--I only dropped in for about 20 minutes and saw three...)

[YOY]

38. He/she is having an outrage moment for the sake of ridiculousness.

We all know how much DUers HATE MLK Jr. and NEVER talk about him...

Shit...I got his picture on my desk.