Regarding #MLKJr

- I appreciate his Letter from Birmingham Jail, for its recognition of the importance of Western Tradition for individual liberty

- I appreciate his fight for civil liberties for all, and his call to judge a person by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin (contra Kendi and the woke)

- I do not appreciate his social gospel approach, applying themes and terms to the state or to society at large that are the exclusive domain of the church (whether militant or triumphant)

- I am aware that the CIA wanted him 'neutralized' for his anti-war stance, even told him to commit suicide

- I am therefore not so sure if the 'degeneracy' and 'communism' we often hear him accused of was 1) manufactured or simply 2) revealed by those forces who wanted him 'neutralized'

And so, as with any public person, I applaud his achievements yet not uncritically.

#MLKJr