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Tag Archives: nonviolence
Prince of Peace & Father of Mindfulness
With the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr., had to determine what direction he was subsequently to pursue. After all, the previous year, he was able to celebrate the enactment of the accommodations bill; the … Continue reading
Posted in International Affairs, Poverty, Race Relations, War & Peace
Tagged Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Fellowship of Reconciliaton, Gandhi, human-rights, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Mindfulness, nonviolence, Poverty, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, Racial discrimination, Ramparts magazine, Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022), Vietnam War, War on Poverty
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Felonious Violence or Not?
I do not want representatives of our democracy to become so out of control that they attack reporters physically—regardless of how politicians or candidates might dislike their questioning. The body slamming of Ben Jacobs of The Guardian by Greg Gianforte … Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged assault, Ben Jacobs, citizens, cruetly, descalation, disproportionality, disrespect, Donald Trump, felony, Greg Gianforte, hatred, healthy debate, journalism, justice, legislators, media, mindlessness, misanthrope, misdemeanor, narcissism, nonviolence, The Guardian, violence, voters
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America, Wake Up!
In the last section of the final chapter of his June 1967 book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King, Jr., focuses on the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. Analyzing and assessing the … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics, War & Peace
Tagged beloved community, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Demagoguery, Democratic Socialism, Discrimination, Distributive Justice, human-rights, income inequality, Macbeth, Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, Poverty, Racism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Revolution, Rip Van Winkle, Values, Washington Irving, White Privilege, William Shakespeare
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REFLECTIONS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Without exception, I am opposed to the death penalty. Regardless of the heinousness of the crime, I do not believe state-sponsored killing is appropriate. I am a nonviolence practitioner and hold to the pacifist faith; hence, my firm disagreement over … Continue reading
Freedom of Expression? Yes!
As an advocate of nonviolent direct action, I believe there are always alternatives to violence that can be effective and instructive. Continue reading
VINCENT HARDING: MY KIND OF HERO!
As a matter of fact, Harding, so frustrated with U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam, finally convinced King, after two years, officially to speak out against the military endeavor. Continue reading
Posted in Social Ethics
Tagged Beyond Vietnam, Civil Rights, Humility, Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, Vincent Harding
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