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New Trump order will rename/erase all streets called "Martin Luther King"

posted 25 days ago by sONOMArEturns (1339)
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Donald Trump is planning a bill that will rename any street, road, or boulevard 'Martin Luther King Jr' to 'Donald J Trump'. Trump says that the decision to do so is based on newly uncovered evidence revealing King to have been a rapist, racist, kingpin, and abuser, with Trump saying "[King] was an awful man. Just awful. The left has told you he was a saint, but in reality, we all know now that he was a thug...he beat his wife, raped several underaged white women, and threatened to kill people who wanted to bring his actions to light," adding "you don't see streets called Adolf Hitler Boulevard in every city for a reason."

The decision to replace his own name instead of allowing cities or states to decide comes from, as he says, "because I've done more for the black community than [King] has. The media says that the blacks hate me, but trust me, they love me. Most blacks know that King was a liar and a rapist." Trump also plans to remove any and all mentions of Rosa Parks and Malcolm X for similar reasons. Additionally, Trump has discussed unofficial plans to rename 'George Floyd Square' in Minneapolis to 'Derek Chauvin Street'.

Interesting stuff. Thoughts?

[–] stevewyzard (1749) 25 days ago

I'm skeptical - how would this be implemented and paid for?

Trump just likes scaring people and seeing their reactions.

[–] liscarkat (19396) 25 days ago

"Thoughts?" This is satire, or another lie. Trump has a bust of MLK in his office.

[–] Yatzo (2162) 25 days ago

That MLK bust is a ketchup target

[–] MyPhoneAccount (314) 25 days ago

Can we rename some of them streets to Ben Shapiro Avenue?

[–] MarkPh (1026) 25 days ago

Elon Musk Road?

[–] Ranb (11276) 25 days ago

Looks like satire, very stupid satire. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-sends-message-black-america-122008303.html

[–] FilmBuff (7435) 25 days ago

Obviously fake news. Martin Luther King Jr. was a staunch Republican, and fought for Civil Rights, a movement supported by the Republicans and opposed by Democrats. There's zero chance Trump is going to rename streets named after a hero to the right like King.

[–] sONOMArEturns (1339) 24 days ago

King was not a hero to right, good troll attempt.

[–] FilmBuff (7435) 24 days ago

You've been brainwashed by the media.

[–] sONOMArEturns (1339) 24 days ago

Look below at my response to Switchstar. I think you'll find it's you who's been brainwashed...maybe by Prager U?

[–] FilmBuff (7435) 24 days ago

I've never heard of Prager U.

I'm stating facts. MLK was a Republican. Republicans were the ones who pushed for the Civil Rights Act, first in the '50s, when the Democrats blocked it, then again in the '60s when Republicans finally got it passed. Democrats have been opposed to equal rights from the get go. They fought a Civil War to preserve slavery. The created the Ku Klux Klan to oppress minorities. They fought against the Civil Rights Act. You can pretend this isn't the case, but it's historical fact.

[–] luvthepros (907) 23 days ago

@FilmBuff.....You seem to have it all wrong.

https://apnews.com/article/archive-fact-checking-2336745806

[–] MyPhoneAccount (314) 24 days ago

Im very torn on what to think here! MLK was a rapist, but Trump loves a rapist? Who is right?

[–] Switchstar (412) 24 days ago

"a movement supported by the Republicans and opposed by Democrats"

Seriously? 🤣

[–] sONOMArEturns (1339) 24 days ago

Well, he's technically correct, though it's misleading. Yes, the southern USA was predominantly Democrat during MLK's efforts. However, what FilmBuff is ignoring or omitting (maybe he just doesn't know) is that the southern USA was overwhelmingly right-leaning, far moreso than even today. The two-party system Americans have today was much looser and far less strict in MLK's times.

FilmBuff saying that MLK was a "hero to the right" seems to imply that the southern USA was liberal and left-leaning, which only the most fringe, deluded right-winger would claim. FilmBuff seems to think that liberals were the bible-thumping pro-segregationists that occupied the Mississippi Delta in post-War America, and that MLK was fighting to liberate black conservatives who just happened to be socially liberal in every way...what sense does that make?

You might as well claim that Ronald Reagan was a hero to the communists, or that Anne Frank was a hero to the Nazi Party, or that Nelson Mandela is a hero to Apartheidists. Just an absurd claim from a ring-winger who doesn't have a grasp on history, knowledge, or both.

[–] Pete314 (3326) 24 days ago

You know for sure who founded the Ku Klux Klan in the south? Not the Republicans...

[–] Hummusboy1 (573) 24 days ago

Correct! It was the conservatives :)

[–] Pete314 (3326) 24 days ago

It was the demrats, genius. Because they have been and will always be racist. No wonder that they admired Hitler so much.

[–] Hummusboy1 (573) 24 days ago

Damn, somebody failed history class. That's okay, though. Keep that nose buried deep in that bible, brother! Also, you didn't deny that the conservatives were the racists of the 1950's.

[–] Pete314 (3326) 23 days ago

I am pretty sure you did not have any education at all. The south was blue until the 70ies. Full of proud former slave owners. For rewriting history it takes more than a humus boy...

[–] Hummusboy1 (573) 23 days ago

Oh my goodness...Democrat? Yes. Blue? Yes. The thing that really matters: Liberal? NO.

Tell me that the Bible Belt was liberal in the 1950's. Tell me with a straight face (I'll assume your face is straight over the computer). At that point, was the Confederacy liberal?

[–] Pete314 (3326) 22 days ago

The demrats are not liberal. Neo-liberal maybe, ya know, that movement founded in Paris in 1938 which is described best with "fascism lite".

[–] luvthepros (907) 23 days ago

@Pete......My goodness. You have it wrong. From where I sit, Hitler was far right extreme conservative. This is why Trump admires Hitler and has had a copy of Mein Kampf on his bedside table.

[–] Pete314 (3326) 23 days ago

And again:

"According to the idea of the NSDAP, we are the German left. Nothing is more hateful to us than the right-wing national ownership block."

Joseph Goebbels

[–] TandyMan (11343) 25 days ago

what's great is all those things are true about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. and plenty of stuff is named after him.

[–] diezman (2241) 24 days ago

The scary part is some people will actually believe this!

[–] whynotwriteme (7814) 24 days ago

I really, really hope he doesn't do that! My NUMBER ONE rule when travelling to a strange city is to stay at least 5 miles away from its Martin Luther King Blvd. Without this easy indicator, staying safe when visiting other cities will become somewhat trickier.