THE PRESIDENT WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

[tony]

Would I be safe in saying that his marches and sit-ins would be persuading people to believe in his ideals? or is that totally off base?

The marches and sit ins were a way of motivating people but the speeches that MLK gave was his strong point. If we're comparing the two and their influence then Obama is very much so on par with MLK. You must understand that MLK saw much of the same scrutiny that Obama sees today, MLK was labeled a socialist, communist, and a marxist because he preached equality when that was frowned upon.. he was not so revered until after his death.

You can sit here and say MLK did much more than speeches but really what he did was engage those who opposed his ideals and inspired those who supported them which is what Obama does, this is why you hear the term "Direct Diplomacy" and the "Fierce urgency of now," these are terms MLK used and that is how he carried out his agenda.

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The marches and sit ins were a way of motivating people but the speeches that MLK gave was his strong point. If we're comparing the two and their influence then Obama is very much so on par with MLK. You must understand that MLK saw much of the same scrutiny that Obama sees today, MLK was labeled a socialist, communist, and a marxist because he preached equality when that was frowned upon.. he was not so revered until after his death.

You can sit here and say MLK did much more than speeches but really what he did was engage those who opposed his ideals and inspired those who supported them which is what Obama does, this is why you hear the term "Direct Diplomacy" and the "Fierce urgency of now," these are terms MLK used and that is how he carried out his agenda.

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