How Not to Remember MLK
I hope I'm not just preaching to the choir, as I know this isn't exactly Paul Krugman's booster blog, but his column today is especially vile. In keeping with the holiday, the New York Times has featured an Op-Ed by the historian Stephen Tuck showing the variety of men who have utilized Dr. King for their own agendas. We can add to this list of men Mr. Krugman, who argues that while King dreamed of a nation in which his children "will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character," we have actually become a nation which judges people "not by the color of their skin--or at least not as much as in the past-- but by the size of their paychecks." He ends the piece on an equally sordid note, equating the attitude of MLK's racist adversaries with Mitt Romney's supposed reticence as regards income inequality. Need I explain?
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