Glenn Beck claims that Martin Luther King was a person of principles and values — and that he was trusted by Americans. Really!. Clearly, had he been of age in the 60′s Beck would have been at the forefront calling MLK a communist like many other racist shit-bags of the Republican Party did back then.

MLK was for social programs, affirmative action, social justice, etc. — things Glenn Beck attacks like a Mongoose hunting a Cobra!

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From RacismReview.com: On his June 18 radio talk show, Glenn Beck discussed his upcoming “Restoring Honor” rally, which is scheduled to take place this coming August 28th at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. If Beck’s earlier “Rally for America” (2003), the finale of his book promotion tour through “real America” is any indication, there will be lots of flag waving, honoring the troops, and some relatively small crowds. But he has something else in mind for this rally.

Stepping back from the obvious problems of Beck’s rally, however, we should contextualize white conservatives’ embrace of Dr. King’s legacy and civil rights rhetoric in a larger framework. This latest example is part and parcel of an increasingly commonplace exercise in colorblind racism.

Whites frequently invoke memories of the civil rights movement and the beloved Dr. King as a maneuver of positive self-presentation, evidence of the progress we have made in society. While the intentions of such whites may be “good,” the rhetoric remains problematic nonetheless, as it is often employed to invalidate the persistence of ongoing interpersonal, institutionalized and structural racism. [ READ MORE ]

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