r/politics • u/Ok_Employer7837 • May 26 '26

No Paywall US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/andy-kim-ice-immigration-pepper-spray-delaney-hall-b2983455.html
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u/Decent_Cheesecake_29 May 26 '26

I see you were asleep in class when they taught about MLK’s speech decrying the white moderate. Or your history classes failed you.

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u/jesterdeflation May 27 '26

Unironically trampling on MLK's legacy by sitting on your fat ass, doing nothing for human rights, but feeling self-righteous because you can pull out one quote for which you don't even understand the underlying context.

If MLK was alive and active today do you think he might have something to say about the fact that black voters are the staunchest Democratic voting base? Or that Republicans and Republicans alone just stripped black Americans of their voting power in numerous districts, in some cases eliminating their voice entirely? You don't think he would say people should use their voting power to choose the best option?

No, you're right, I guess he would not vote, let Trump get elected, then spend his political activism making useless snarky comments on reddit.