David Paul Kirkpatrick's Living In The Metaverse
being alive in the ambiguous world
Let us now praise famous men…and women,of course: Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. For all we are going through today, may we never forget it only takes a few strong-hearted people to change the world. On this federal holiday, may we remember the values and virtues behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
David is an award winning movie maker and author. Most notably, he is the former President of Paramount Pictures and the former Production President of Walt Disney Pictures. He is the Co-Founder of the MIT Center For Future Storytelling. His interests include storytelling, technology, and understanding the stuff that happens behind the curtain. His new book, the dog, will out in October, 2018.
This reminds me of something I’ve been mulling over recently. When MLK and his friends were fighting for civil rights, it was common practice by desperate opponents to brand them as Communists. The same happened to union activists when that movement was in its infancy. When I was protesting the Vietnam war in the 60’s, I got the same treatment.
Would anyone like to go back to the days of lynching blacks, exploiting workers, and shipping boys off to useless wars? (OK, so we still do the last one.)
The point is that when you’re called a Commie, realize that you’ve already won. The opposition has thrown in the towel. They have no moral foundation and they know it.
Today, it’s the Occupy Wall Street movement getting the Communist label. Good for them. They’re crazy.
Crazy like all those other prophets.
Great post. to the point and also shocking when one remembers what it takes to make the voices of justice, equality and peace heard. Here is a French contribution to the celebrations of MLK Day: Happy Birthday Monsieur Martin: http://frenchbook.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/happy-birthday-monsieur-martin/