How Do You Feel About the MLK Memorial Being Made in China? (regime, Denver)

[VTHokieFan]

MLK would have supported Ron Paul, IMO.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

The man fought and died over human rights and freedom, and his memorial is carved by slaves of a communist state?

Exactly.

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

MLK would have supported Ron Paul, IMO.

So much fail with so few words. Bravo.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

Yes, let's make China an enemy instead of trying to sell American goods in the biggest market. Good idea.

So your philosophy is that American should sacrifice its principles, ideals, and values in order to sell goods in China? Very disturbing.

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by JimMe

I would say that given King's political leanings this is probably appropriate.

Few people here on CD are old enough to remember anything about MLK's associations with known Communists and the backing he received from them. It's all out there on the internet, folks, if you want to do some research.

[robbobobbo]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

An American icon should be memorialized using American-quarried stone and artistically carved by a natural-born American-citizen. Not by an enemy of this nation. That's the principle.

You can stop deflecting now.

How is asking a question deflecting? I asked a direct question of something you wrote.

You can stop over-using defensive phrases used as editorial comments (like "you're deflecting", "you're projecting", "in before someone writes x"). Trite.

How is the sculptor an enemy of this nation?

[robbobobbo]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

The man fought and died over human rights and freedom, and his memorial is carved by slaves of a communist state?

The sculptor is a slave?

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by VLWH

Just as bad as outsourcing to China, is the fact that the MLK family was paid $800,00 for using his image on the memorial.

The King Family Demands $800,000 to Use MLK’s Image and Words on National Monument « JONATHAN TURLEY

good lord. that is truly revolting.

The foundation has paid the fee since 2003. By 2009, King's family had charged the Foundation $800,000 for the use of his words and image in fund-raising materials for the memorial.

[Ohiogirl81]

"Communist China"? LOL

You've been reading those 1950s history books again.

[DiogenesofJackson]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Your deflection is noted, as is the lack of defense of the principle that drives this thread. Apparently you'd rather defend China's political system than take a stand against the very decline of your own country.

How was I defending China's political system? (I think you might have meant economic system because communism is an economic philosophy, nevertheless...) I merely pointed out that China does not have a communist economy as it practiced in the 1950s and 1960s. How's that a defense of China's political system?