Tweets Of The Day -- Honoring (And Dishonoring) Dr. King

 

Republicans, take Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., quotes out of your racist, anti- democracy coup mouths --

In the "I Have a Dream" speech, King denounced voter suppression, economic inequality, police brutality and, oh, southern governors who tried to evade federal orders. https://t.co/5fVI6xB9GH

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 17, 2022

 

Also, King: “Whites, it must frankly be said, are not putting in a similar mass effort to reeducate themselves out of their racial ignorance. It is an aspect of their sense of superiority that the white people of America believe they have so little to learn.”

cc @GlennYoungkin https://t.co/j4TTTaOTUu

— Hakeem Jefferson (@hakeemjefferson) January 17, 2022

 

Will be especially gruesome watching Republicans pretend to honor MLK today, while they try to ban teaching about him under the guise of “critical race theory”. And yes, King’s beliefs would qualify as “critical race theory” as Republicans define it. See this quote. pic.twitter.com/LwBJD75oPH

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) January 17, 2022

 

Alabama GOP doesn’t honor Dr. KIng’s legacy. Two Republican Alabama Senators & 6 Reps refuse to vote to renew the Voting Rights Act. This is just hypocrisy. https://t.co/jFHhDZJkXf

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 17, 2022

 

Republicans called him a "communist" and a "Marxist" then. Sound familiar?https://t.co/zd0YUQpHmU

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) January 17, 2022

 

Also, these --

 

This one feels right today:

"In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) January 17, 2022

 

The moral arc of the universe is not going to bend itself

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 17, 2022

 

You’re having a better weekend than Kyrsten Sinema’s staff who have been working feverishly to find Dr. King’s fabled “what’s so great about voting anyway?” speech by tomorrow.

— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) January 17, 2022

 

Today, remember the true nature of my father's work. He fought for easy access to the ballot box & civil rights protections. He isn't a figurehead to be used to uplift backward agendas. We won't celebrate until Congress does its job and legislates. #DeliverForVotingRights #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/JxOWptzjGq

— Martin Luther King III (@OfficialMLK3) January 17, 2022