When people refer to, and comment on, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” during “The March on Washington,” they never reveal that the title of the event was actually, “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The title is as apropos today as it was in the 1960s, and King was fighting for precisely the same things Republicans are desperate to prevent at all costs; “to put an end to poverty and provide guaranteed income for every citizen regardless of race.” It is why when Republicans dare claim Martin Luther King was a Republican, it is a wonder they don’t gag and choke on one of the filthiest lies to come out of their racist mouths.
Many Americans, regardless of race, are completely unaware that King was deeply invested in a “Poor People’s Campaign.” He clearly was cognizant that, like every sociologist on Earth, the income disparity, class, and racial divisions plaguing this racist religious oligarchy will never end until all Americans enjoy economic equality; the one thing no Republican supports and all conservatives work tirelessly to oppose. Their allegiance is to the rich and greater income inequality and they are not timid about admitting it and, they are notorious for using race to perpetuate exactly what MLK fought against; a nation devoted to prosperity for the one-percent. [….]
Republicans are adamantly opposed to raising the minimum wage at all and in fact favor abolishing it altogether, and the idea of investing in infrastructure or education is an insult to their conservative oligarchical senses. In fact, just last year a noted and once highly-respected conservative economic expert called on President Obama to propose, and Republicans in the House to immediately pass legislation for at least $1.7 trillion in infrastructure improvements to lift more Americans into the middle class, create millions of jobs, spur economic growth, and slash the number of Americans living in poverty. Obviously, not only did Republicans rail at the suggestion of investing even a penny in America, the conservative economist is no longer highly-respected and is a pariah in Republican circles on the same level as President Obama.
During Dr. King’s famed speech at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, he stated, “We refuse to believe there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.” If he were alive he would likely faint at the amount of money and assets being handed over to the richest one-percent they promptly conceal in “their great vaults” located off-shore to avoid paying taxes. According to poll after survey, most Americans today agree with everything Dr. King championed, and none more-so that Barack Obama who with a small contingent of Democrats are fighting valiantly for the exact same thing Martin Luther King fought for; “an end to poverty and provide opportunity for a guaranteed income for every citizen regardless of race.” Sadly, after 50 years of Republican obstruction, it is a notion that is still just a dream that will never reach fruition.
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