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America's ' Old Major'

posted 15 years ago by thoth-ibis-1
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In the US there are certain parallels between Old Major and Martin Luther King.
King too initiated a leftist revolution only to be gunned down, leaving a void. This void was filled by wanna-bes such a Jessie Jackson ( Napoleon) and Squealer ( many in mainstream media). Perhaps today Obama has assumed the role of Napoleon. Kings laid down some ideals such as.....
RACISM IS EVIL
DISCRIMINATION IS WRONG
AMERICANS SHOULD BOND TOGETHER
VIOLENCE CANNOT BE TOLERATED
A COLOR BLIND SOCIETY

The Squealers and Napoleons have thus altered King's dream...
white RACISM IS EVIL
DISCRIMINATION IS WRONG, except under affirmative action
African AMERICANS SHOULD BOND TOGETHER
VIOLENCE CANNOT BE TOLERATED, except when provoked such as LA riots and Jena 6.
A COLOR BLIND SOCIETY is not politically expedient.

[–] camroncarter_280 14 years ago

Yeah I suppose you could go down that path of interpretation... And believe me the strides you are taking are miles apart.

However like the book Animal Farm simplified the very complex and convoluted progression of a revolution(Although that whole thing with Boxer...Stalin actually turned people into Glue man!!!), you have simplified one of the major stepping stones in American History.

Are you like...15 or something? The world isn't white and black like that.

Actually you may be on to something, cuz the last time I saw Obama on T.V. he was wearing clothes! And he looked pretty well rested so he probably slept in a bed the night before! ZOMG HE'S BREAKING TEH LAWSSSS!!!!!

Oh and might I add "JESSE JACKSON IS NOT THE EMPEROR OF BLACK PEOPLE!"

[–] brand_name 9 years ago

" Oh and might I add "JESSE JACKSON IS NOT THE EMPEROR OF BLACK PEOPLE!" "

LOL :D

IT is a great book

[–] Patchmyballs69 8 years ago

He told my dad he was...