The Perversion of a Dream

             Today, America honors the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was instrumental in the Civil Rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s.  Since that time, Dr. King’s name has become synonymous with equal rights for blacks.  He is quoted time and again in speeches, sermons, and in print; his likeness is plastered on everything from buildings to t-shirts, and his name is evoked constantly by politicians, activists, and clergy when they want to really drive home a point. We even have a national holiday commemorating his birthday.

            Dr. King wanted equality for minorities in America; in his famous “I have a dream” Dr. King stated hoped that his children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character

            So if Dr. King is such an icon for the black community, why have so many people denigrated his memory by their actions?  James Cone, who was born in Fordyce, Arkansas and developed Black Liberation Theology, has twisted Dr. King’s words to advance his radical agenda of reparations and white hatred. The Black Panther Party uses Dr. King as a rallying cry for militant action against whites even though Dr. King was dedicated to non-violence.  People like Jesse Jackson, Lewis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, Jeremiah Wright, Benjamin Jealous, and countless others distort Dr, King’s message of equality as a means to advance their own careers and line their pockets by spreading hate, suspicion and divisiveness.  Like James Cone, they advocate self-pity and entitlement instead of independence and self-sufficiency for the black community. 

            Dr, King did not want special treatment for the black community. He did not want pity, or special privilege.  He wanted an equal playing field.  He got his wish, but his “dream” has turned into a nightmare of special interest and hypocrisy by many in the black community.Dr. King’s message has become perverted by self-serving liberalists who use the illusion of black discrimination for the purpose of manipulation against the uniformed and ignorant.

So Happy Birthday Dr. King, I wonder if your resting well………………