John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died at 80

[TitoFan]

John Lewis was part of the political process, he was more involved in creating change than mere protesters or rioters or organizers.

His goal was white acceptance and non violence. Not black empowerment.
Why do some white people in discussions on race with a black person often want to talk about feelings ? What's feelings got to do with anything ?

Let's establish once again that some of us here engage you only out of morbid patience, knowing you'll never alter your extremist views on race. (There you go again....... see my thread on extremism).

Let's also be clear. John Lewis did more to attempt to advance the cause of blacks in society in any given hour of any 24-hour day of his entire life, than you can ever hope to do in a million lifetimes. Lewis was a decent man, who fought and struggled against the remnants of slavery and the white superiority complex that has followed throughout the next couple of centuries.

His goal was non-violence, yes. But let me put a question to you.

What do you think would have had more of a chance to obtain the civil rights reforms that finally resulted in the 60's (knowing there is a LOT more to go).............

a) non-violence like Lewis preached?
b) violence like you seem to prefer?

You honestly think that a bunch of Malcolm X's on their own without the balance provided by the MLK's and John Lewises of the world would've achieved the equality you speak of?
Hardly.

The real world don't work that way. You may be able to bully some white dude on the street because in your mind he's a white supremacist and you're gonna take out your frustrations on him, but....... is that really gonna change anything?

I posted the following to you and did not get an answer.

Only YOU can turn praise for a truly good and admirable man (who BTW probably had 10,000 times the courage and gumption that you'll ever have)...... and twist it into some racist fantasy of yours, all the while tarnishing his legacy.

The fuck have YOU done with your 30-some years of life?

That's what I thought.

Why is that? Because you know when someone's on to your shtick and you decide to look elsewhere?

I'll ask again... what have YOU done with your life that qualifies you to criticize a great human being like John Lewis?