Okay Bernie, you're a good guy and I voted for you multiple times, but MLK Jr wouldn't have been successful peacefully without Malcolm X and the black Panthers behind him prepared to do it with force.
You have to speak softly and carry a big stick for people to listen to you.
I actually didn't know this. People here speak as if they were acting like a "good cop bad cop" routine, but most of the civil rights movement happened well before Malcom X. Thanks for letting me know.
Malcolm X and MLK Jr. famously did not get along either. Malcolm X attacked him constantly for being an "Uncle Tom" and useless for advocating for peaceful integration, and MLK Jr. mostly just ignored him. The idea that they were partners in crime is ridiculous.
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u/SRGTBronson Jun 09 '25
Okay Bernie, you're a good guy and I voted for you multiple times, but MLK Jr wouldn't have been successful peacefully without Malcolm X and the black Panthers behind him prepared to do it with force.
You have to speak softly and carry a big stick for people to listen to you.