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geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

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geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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    Not now said the Liberal.

    Do you understand the difference between optics and abandoning all principles?

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      I’m sorry, I’m unclear on what you’re saying here. That there is nuance in that difference was… my entire point. King was a master of working optics to further a social cause, it’s a large part of why he has had such a lasting impact.

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        Which is why he was incredibly unpopular during his time?

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          He was hugely popular, that’s… why they killed him?

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            After decades of trying to appease white liberals, he shifted away from that reformist stance to a more radical approach. That’s why they killed him.

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            Have you tried looking up his popularity numbers?

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              Big-C lenses apply to epochal statistics and northern liberals don’t like being confronted with nuance. If I’m guessing your meaning correctly.

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                Have you tried looking up his popularity numbers?

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                  I… Yes? What’s your point?

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                    What did they say

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