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Charles L. Cotton wrote:

gringo pistolero wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:That is why today we have a MLK day and not a Malcolm X day.....because people understand that it was the quiet dignity and tireless efforts, and above all the spiritual anointing that MLK had which gave the civil rights movement its legitimacy.......not because of thoughtless confrontationalism.

Dr. King advocated nonviolence but when somebody says his tactics weren't confrontational, I have to wonder if they weren't alive back then or just weren't paying attention. Protests, rallies, marches, etc. are confrontational, and intentionally so. MLK didn't change society by sitting at home and writing letters.

I was alive and paying a great deal of attention. The marches and rallies as carried out by MLK were not confrontational at all. The attracted attention, but they were not confrontational unless the observers wanted to interpret them as such. Governor Wallace was confrontational, Malcolm X was confrontational, the New Black Panthers are confrontational, in-your-face open-carry folks who invade private businesses with rifles and shotguns in a doomed attempt to obtain a political goal are confrontational.

Chas.

carlson1 wrote:This may be a perfect example of people Open Carrying their rifles in the stores to make a statement causes 30.06 signs in Texas.

Recently, however, we’ve seen the “open carry” debate become increasingly uncivil and, in some cases, even threatening.