Monday, February 1, 2010
Inquiry #2 King
The law can be corrupt at times. The law will mean one thing, and contradict itself. So yes, there are laws that will oppose, but occassionally confuse society because of the action taken behind that particular law. Instead of letting their yes mean yes, and their no mean no, the law will ignore true injustices, and create scapegoats in the effort to justify any situation. Martin Luther King wrote an outstanding essay. King wasn't just concern with one specific race receiving justice, but rather his moral standing desired to combat all forms of injustices. So now the question is: Since the law contained several contradictions, would protesting be the only, and most way effective to erase injustices?
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Protesting is just the beginning of what should be done to assure the freedom of all humans. Frederick Douglass was completely appalled when it came to the celebration of the 4th of July, Indepence Day. He thought that it was a slap in the face to celebrate this independence while slaves were still being owned. He made it clear that every man knew that slavery was wrong, but still they still owned slaves. Also, he said he would not celebrate in this independence due to that fact that celebrating it would be hypocrisy.
Douglass also took an approach that was entirely less subtle than King's approach. There was a lot at stake and he was willing to put whatever effort necessary to secure an actual independence for all men, not just for the white man.
I agree with Nathan that protesting is only the beginning of a quest to erase injustice. Sojourner Truth gave a speech about her thoughts on the injustice of her sex and race. That is one of the steps to the quest of justice. People must get the word out, their opinions of what they believe it just. If the problem is never put out there and discussed, there will never be an answer.
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