Martin Luther King Beyond Vietnam Essay
Martin Luther King was known for his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech and his brave and courageous words to help the society to accept the color people and have equal rights. Therefore, in this speech, “Beyond Vietnam”, Martin Luther King wants to persuade that war aren’t doing any justices for the country nor the country’s freedom. In this excerpt, Martin Luther King, with perseverance, he tries conveyed people that wealthy nation are defeating the poorer nations which that is not the best way to fight for the country’s liberty, which demonstrates cruelty. Martin Luther King use ironic comparison between how people want civil rights and peace movements, yet the American society sparks a dispute for the country’s independance. For example,
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As King described to his audience that “ I [he] could not be silent in the face of such cruel manipulation of the poor” or he “told them that...rifles would not solve their problems.” King employs that “manipulations” and “rifles” are such an inhumane acts that has nothing to do with American freedom. This seems that it didn’t affect the white people as King aspire to be, but instead, the society retorted back “if our own nation wasn’t using massive doses of violence to solve problems, to bring about the change it wanted.” This exemplified how nonviolent action seems to be an impossible task to accomplish, but “violence” seems to be easy to achieve. Once King had heard the response, he was unable to raise his voice “against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos…[and] for the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence.” The use of “violence” and “oppressed” was being used against the people who think “violence” is a better pathway to solve world dilemma, rather than discussing the problems that are happening. King was disconsolate how the society is unwilling to do the right
As King described to his audience that “ I [he] could not be silent in the face of such cruel manipulation of the poor” or he “told them that...rifles would not solve their problems.” King employs that “manipulations” and “rifles” are such an inhumane acts that has nothing to do with American freedom. This seems that it didn’t affect the white people as King aspire to be, but instead, the society retorted back “if our own nation wasn’t using massive doses of violence to solve problems, to bring about the change it wanted.” This exemplified how nonviolent action seems to be an impossible task to accomplish, but “violence” seems to be easy to achieve. Once King had heard the response, he was unable to raise his voice “against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos…[and] for the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence.” The use of “violence” and “oppressed” was being used against the people who think “violence” is a better pathway to solve world dilemma, rather than discussing the problems that are happening. King was disconsolate how the society is unwilling to do the right