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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 105 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Dr. King’s policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That’s very good. He only made one fallacious assumption. In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.

Stokely Carmichael

[–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Nonviolence is fine, as long as it works." — Malcolm X

"In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience." — Stokely Carmichael

"A riot is the language of the unheard." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

--John F. Kennedy

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What does "the United States" refer to here? The government? The populace?

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Both perhaps, at the time of his assassination MLK Jr. had about 80% of the country hating him.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You have any evidence?

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/martin-luther-king-75-percent-disapproval-rating-year-death/

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

Buried the lede.

[and to be pedantic, it is spelled both ways]