A True American Patriot

On this day, we pause and pay homage to a great American. A man who had the vision, and the foresight to understand the meaning of the Constitution and its true application to all citizens. The Dr. saw that the most effective way of effecting change was to use the right to peaceably assemble. This great American saw that the petty things that were strangling us could be easily fixed. Hi speeches showed the way to freedom and liberty for EVERY American.

And yet, he was unable to foresee the generations of hangers on, of poor imitations, of charlatans and con men, and downright crooks who would move forward to claim his mantle. Dr. King was beset daily by threats to his family and his life by those for whom the system at the time was beneficial. Yet, he never wavered in his idea that ALL Americans should be free to live the life of their choice. Ultimately, Dr. King gave his life for this fundamental principle. What happened...

Money happened. Now don't get me wrong. Dr. King did not become a wealthy man from his speeches. His marches did not surround his family in opulence and luxury. The long term effects of his ideas however, should have been great for the disadvantaged in our country, it was not. It is a sad legacy for Dr. King that his message, of political, economic, and personal freedom has been hijacked by a bunch of opportunistic crooks, many of whom claim to be ministers, all of whom claim a moral right to speak for Dr. King.

Dr. King was a great American, a Patriot, and a believer that freedom of all is the ideal regardless of something as trivial as nationality, skin color, age...For Dr. King it was never about the money. Heck, he just wanted to be a minister, he was a public figure reluctantly. Perhaps it was that very reluctance that created the persona that We celebrate today, his birthday.