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Americans honor MLK with service — and more protests

REUTERS - Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of protests by Occupy Wall Street to promote causes of economic justice.

“Occupy Wall Street continues Martin Luther King’s quest for economic justice through nonviolent action,” the protest movement said in a statement.

Occupy Wall Street = MLK? Thoughts?

Posted on Monday, January 16 2012. Tagged with: occupy Wall Street
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  2. metzcher answered: MLK would be standing with the Occupiers if he were alive today.
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  6. watsonaut answered: The question is misleading. If you can read and pay attention, you know what OWS is about.
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  12. vondode answered: I agree with that statement. I do think OWS needs better structure.
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  14. godinezzz answered: They’re on to something. But “saving” the middle class isn’t a good place to start. From what little I know, MLK would start with the poor.
  15. heroes-get-made answered: Not quite.
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