Tag Archives: Martin Luther King

What would Martin do?

Posted on 1/22/2013 by John Casey

You have the argumentum ad Hiterlum, whereby any proposition p consistent with Hitler’s beliefs b or actions a is ipso facto wrong.  Now you have the ad regem (still working on the name), where any proposition p consistent with the beliefs b … Continue reading →

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You’re no MLK

Posted on 5/16/2008 by John Casey

Guess who this is: Like other American heroes . . . . [NAME] was not a simple figure. He inclined toward democratic socialism as the answer to poverty. In his opposition to the Vietnam War, he called America "the greatest … Continue reading →

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