The flaw in the writer’s thesis is glaring and unaddressed. I will pose it as a question: Would White America have been sufficiently enamored of the preachy character of a philandering chain smoking charmer as to elevate him to sainthood so that his reputation could have the transformative impact that it did? We will never know, and perh…
The flaw in the writer’s thesis is glaring and unaddressed. I will pose it as a question: Would White America have been sufficiently enamored of the preachy character of a philandering chain smoking charmer as to elevate him to sainthood so that his reputation could have the transformative impact that it did? We will never know, and perhaps better that the truth remained concealed until we, over time that was influence by the polished version gained the emotional maturity to handle the truth about the man...and about ourselves.
Hi Blake, I'm missing the flaw. Angel is not writing to people in 1960, but to today's. More specifically, I find that he's attacking the idea that a "Hero" (let alone the average human being) must be without flaws in order to remain worthy. MLK, on MLK day, is the specific example used to drive this point home. Can you elaborate on the flaw which you find to be glaring and unaddressed?
Thanks for the feedback, Blake. And Brad, I think you've addressed Blake's point well.
I am indeed addressing a modern audience, but even in 1960, I would be making the same points. MLK's movement was right and good not because he was perfect, but because what he was saying and advocating for was right and good on its own merits. One need only point to the Founding Fathers and their obvious, sometimes horrifying flaws to make a concordant point and show just how destructive and limiting this line of argumentation would be for anyone—"White America" included.
Good is good and right is right, and the imperfection of the messenger has no bearing on the message itself.
The flaw in this response is there is no, and was no, White America. There are hundreds of millions of people, opposed to the death then and now, who are not brown or black. Thats it.
So, white conservative Christian far right America probably would have done even more to prevent his success.
I would say liberal, educated, enlightened white America would have, even then, done precisely the same thing. The right thing.
The flaw in the writer’s thesis is glaring and unaddressed. I will pose it as a question: Would White America have been sufficiently enamored of the preachy character of a philandering chain smoking charmer as to elevate him to sainthood so that his reputation could have the transformative impact that it did? We will never know, and perhaps better that the truth remained concealed until we, over time that was influence by the polished version gained the emotional maturity to handle the truth about the man...and about ourselves.
Hi Blake, I'm missing the flaw. Angel is not writing to people in 1960, but to today's. More specifically, I find that he's attacking the idea that a "Hero" (let alone the average human being) must be without flaws in order to remain worthy. MLK, on MLK day, is the specific example used to drive this point home. Can you elaborate on the flaw which you find to be glaring and unaddressed?
Thanks for the feedback, Blake. And Brad, I think you've addressed Blake's point well.
I am indeed addressing a modern audience, but even in 1960, I would be making the same points. MLK's movement was right and good not because he was perfect, but because what he was saying and advocating for was right and good on its own merits. One need only point to the Founding Fathers and their obvious, sometimes horrifying flaws to make a concordant point and show just how destructive and limiting this line of argumentation would be for anyone—"White America" included.
Good is good and right is right, and the imperfection of the messenger has no bearing on the message itself.
Well said.
The flaw in this response is there is no, and was no, White America. There are hundreds of millions of people, opposed to the death then and now, who are not brown or black. Thats it.
So, white conservative Christian far right America probably would have done even more to prevent his success.
I would say liberal, educated, enlightened white America would have, even then, done precisely the same thing. The right thing.