![]() philosopher, and scholar said in a 2015 interview with the Chicago Tribune. And that radical love leads him to a radical analysis of power, domination, and oppression," Cornell West, a prominent U.S. "His fundamental commitment is to a radical love of humanity, and especially of poor and working people. ![]() King was a theologian and promoted non-violence but not in the way commonly portrayed by conservatives. On the contrary, his radical, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist stance on a litany of issues, such as being against war, pro-choice, for LGBT rights, access to health care, immigration reform, speaks of his revolutionary acumen. Marches, Protests, Parades Abound as the World Celebrates King's 89th Birthdayīut in the years following his assassination in 1968, conservatives have tried to tarnish King's image by co-opting his philosophy and by convoluting his messages and using them to promote their narrow agenda through the prism of theology. ![]()
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