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The Social Infor M: MLK's Near Assassination Transforms Into A Life-Long Legacy
The Social Infor M: MLK's Near Assassination Transforms Into A Life-Long Legacy
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
T h e So c i al I n for m
Taken aback, to the turning point of America.
MLK’s near assassination transforms
into a life-long legacy
by Scott Thayres
OBAMA MEETS
PRIME MINISTER
GORDON
by Scott Thayres
By Scott Thayres heard. The Protesters were opponents of The Socialistic view of the handling the
What’s next? the Socialist Workers Party (Communism money mixed with America’s previous
Slums, dumps, whatever way you affiliated) and went to the convention to Democracy ended the recession in 4
phrase it, there’s no need for the word get their voices heard. Violence broke out years time. I wonder how it turned out?
here. For about 30 years, America has and the protesters broke through and
had safer streets, clorox-d neighborhoods stormed through the doors. Hand-in- Also by: Scott Thayres
and a new recycled lifestyle. There are hand Democrats and soon to be Socialist What If ? ( part 2)
some cases of littering, a crime or two, Party goers elected Richard (Dick) Nixon. Let’s say that LBJ decided to sit this
but were not perfect. Sadly, Richard Nixon was one out. Maybe the protesters got their
Ever since the Vietnam War, assassinated after his first term. “Sadly” backsides handed to them and Richard
America’s economical position was would be too much, more like “happily.” Nixon wasn’t assassinated and actually
declining. Money was being tarnished by Nixon didn’t earn sympathy for his death, did some helpful things. Today would
war machines and puppet jar heads. he earned resentment. He mislead most likely not be “Today.”
Nothing was getting done over seas and America to a more unstable economical I bet that Vietnam would have had it
eventually, things were definitely not environment. much worse. Like bombings on cities like
getting done over here. So how did the economy get better? Hanoi or Haiphong. Hell, America would
When LBJ took back the office he Well, in 1972, the people’s need for start to decay in some places. I guarantee
hoped for a better outcome of his second Democracy, better economics and the it was all because of Capitalism. Think
term. Unfortunately, his mentality started end of the Vietnam War influenced the about it.
to crack and in time, LBJ resigned. election for 1973. Our 38th President
Countless dollars were spent in the war. Michael Harrington, part of the
Ironic, how someone who was strongly Democratic-Socialism Party, was willing
against poverty just made it worse. to give it up to the people. “If it’s what
The Democrats were stuck in a the people want, they will get it.”
corner. During the Democratic In office, Harrington quickly ended
Convention, protesters stood outside the war raising the white flag. The
screaming their opinions until it was Vietcong Treaty was signed days after.
Scott Thayres
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