Dem strategists: You know, I think this could work!
Unironically, what did they mean by this statue?
A permanent memorial [ha ha...] for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King for the city of Boston, The Boston Foundation, and Embrace Boston In collaboration with Mass Design Group.
When we recognize that all storytelling is an abstraction, all representation is an abstraction, hopefully it allows us to be open to more dynamic and complex forms of representation that don’t stick us to narrative that oversimplifies a person or their legacy [sic], and I think this work really tries to get to the heart of that. — Hank Willis Thomas
King repeatedly used the Jewish experience as a model of success over oppression. He respected and admired values taught by Judaism and, as a deeply religious man, felt inspired by the Torah itself. He was sure that an alliance between blacks and Jews was fundamental to progress in civil rights. King felt a sense of kinship with the Jewish people and welcomed — even expected – – Jewish support and felt let down when it was not forthcoming.
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“The African American community has no clue as to Dr. King’s involvement with the Jewish community, the State of Israel, the plight of Soviet Jews, his many references to the Holocaust, and his condemnation of anti-Semitism, especially when the virus erupted among African Americans,” [Rabbi Marc] Schneier said.
Oh man, that one's going in the act!3 or 4 years ago I was at an event on St Patty's Day up in LA and went to dinner after with friends and some of their friends....8-10 people total. A couple of them typical bourgeois Bohemian LA types and were getting of my nerves with their liberal drivel and rather than attempt to engage in pointless rationale dialogue and being 5 Old Fashions in I told the following joke.
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Ive never had to endure those nimrods since.
Bonus that joke is good twice a year
Happy MLK Day!
Three times. Did you forget Juneteenth is now a Federal holiday.3 or 4 years ago I was at an event on St Patty's Day up in LA and went to dinner after with friends and some of their friends....8-10 people total. A couple of them typical bourgeois Bohemian LA types and were getting of my nerves with their liberal drivel and rather than attempt to engage in pointless rationale dialogue and being 5 Old Fashions in I told the following joke.
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Ive never had to endure those nimrods since.
Bonus that joke is good twice a year
Happy MLK Day!
That whole month is for homo jokesThree times. Did you forget Juneteenth is now a Federal holiday.