MLK's Legacy of Nonviolent Protest

Monday, January 19, 2026

Ed Kilgore: Millions of Americans seeking a way to cope with the Donald Trump administration and its excesses need to rediscover the legacy of nonviolent protest MLK embodied.

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Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest -- people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.[image or embed]
-- Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social) Jan 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM

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MLK? Idiot. Would've been much more effective if he had private federal police to enforce his will. More efficient.

#1 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-01-19 08:05 AM | Reply

This is one of the things that will free us from the tar pitof evil Trump and MAGA seek to drown us in.

No to wars. No to corruption. No to racism.

The news when I got up this morning is that Donald Trump has left the ragged edge of sanity for whatever lies beyond.

Our chances to smother Donald's madness without blood dwindle.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-19 08:48 AM | Reply

WWWD What would whites do.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-19 09:05 AM | Reply

Re 1

The Nazis also have Dream.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-19 09:22 AM | Reply

Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize

www.history.com

No doubt this rankles the noxious orange war criminal.

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-19 09:23 AM | Reply

As awful as things were back during the era of the civil rights campaigns the US was still largely a nation governed by laws and courts willing to back up those laws. The Trump regime is lawless and will not be persuaded by anything nonviolent.

#6 | Posted by qcp at 2026-01-19 09:56 AM | Reply

A mass sit-in on the 23rd is happening.

#7 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-19 10:54 AM | Reply

Yes, you are correct but, did he win the coveted FIFA Peace Prize?
Huh? Was he given the 2nd hand Nobel Peace medal?

#8 | Posted by danni at 2026-01-19 12:41 PM | Reply

Stinky doesn't acknowledge Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

www.usatoday.com

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-19 04:22 PM | Reply

---he very well could be shunned by the despicable trash running the democrat party today...
he most certainly would be attacked by "you people" for his peaceful approach.

---but today the people of new york proved just what despicable f/g GARBAGE really looks like.
on this day they're protesting the death of Renee Good and I've got a
100 bucks that more than one freeloader in the street will compare her choice
to the assassination of King........because that's what you effing trash do...

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-01-19 07:08 PM | Reply

#10 There is no such thing.

But ... Thank you for your in-kind contributions to the Democratic Party and its candidates.

No need to spend a single dime pointing out how stupid, illiterate, gullible, and naive you people are...

... when there are people like ~~rightnut~~ ~~bushlover2~~ ~~afkabl2~~ shrimpsized(30-40)genitaliahiddenbyataco"Danielle" (30 plonks) who willingly volunteer their efforts proving that objective reality.

#11 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 07:09 PM | Reply

I've seen losers like STUPIDFUCKDAN compare dead racist shitstain Charlie Kirk to MLK. BWAAAAAAH

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-19 07:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#12 In addition to having zero integrity, rightwing ~~animals~~ ~~posers~~ posters here, exactly like shrimpsized(30-40)genitaliahiddenbyataco"Danielle" (30 plonks), have zero idea of history.

They do, however, provide a lot of entertainment, watching them dance to Pedodent Trumpf's tune.

#13 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-19 07:15 PM | Reply

FBI Documents Claim Martin Luther King Jr. Hosted Orgies that Lasted Days
The documents were dated March 12, 1968, and were part of a broader investigation by the FBI into the famous Civil Rights icon. Inside were a series of allegations about Dr. King's sex life, covering everything from numerous affairs to illegitimate children and even reports that Dr. King hosted orgies.
historycollection.com

#14 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-19 09:50 PM | Reply

MLK was likely no saint, but I wouldn't trust J. Edgar's 'reports' on what he considered enemies of the state.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-19 10:00 PM | Reply