Happy MLK, Jr. Day for those who celebrate, i.e., upper-income white people who work for the government or the biggest most virtuous companies and who therefore get a day off. Black Americans working retail and service jobs will be toiling as usual and at least some Black Americans who work in the college football industry will also be at work.
Our Florida neighbor’s license plate is “UM N1” so we probably don’t have to guess for whom the household will be rooting this evening (I won’t be watching because I need to prepare for our class at MIT):
Speaking of vanity plates, here’s a “stands with Israel” style that you probably couldn’t get in the Queers for Palestine states.
Meanwhile, our county is the world’s largest buyer of Israel’s debt:
Would Dr. MLK, Jr. be out protesting with the Queers for Palestine if he were alive today? Or would he be a Donald Trump supporter because of the negative effects of low-kill immigration on native-born Black Americans? (it is rare to see a Black American trying to stop ICE from detaining and deporting the undocumented)
Dr. MLK Jr. was clearly pro-Israel, and visited Israel. It is well known and I still remember that pre-Clinton Democrat party platform was matching his views.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-883672