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Donald J. Trump and Martin Luther King Jr.: Two peas in a peace pod?
What can we learn from President Trump’s text to Norway’s Prime Minister after being denied the Nobel Peace Prize? Trump says he “no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace.” This is no idle threat.
The President has asked for an unheard of 50 percent increase in the war budget for fiscal year 2027. This is the President’s way of shifting responsibility for his natural predatory behavior off his own shoulders to somebody else. ... Anybody, anywhere.
This is like saying other people and institutions make his moral and ethical decisions for him. What seems more likely is that he is a war-maker at heart, and touts peace only to balance out or cover up his war-making efforts.
In reality, Trump has always run his private social life and business affairs by force and now does the same in public affairs.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said world leaders often exercise “Power without compassion” and “Might without morality.”
Could King be speaking prophetically from the grave about our own #47?
Kimball Shinkoskey
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True or False: synopsis of MLK and President Trump
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Mr. Trump’s request for a 50% increase in the war budget, despite being denied the Nobel Peace Prize, suggests he prioritizes war over peace. False!
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This aligns with Mr. Trump’s history of using force in his private and social life as well as business affairs, raising concerns about his leadership style. False!
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said world leaders often exercise “Power without compassion” and “Might without morality.” True!
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Question and Answer
Could King be speaking prophetically from the grave about our own #47?
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Yes! MLK is speaking from his interment about our own #47, former President Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States.
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