Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey, & Malcolm X Discussion

2012 Segregation Still at Its Worst The office to mean solar days blushts and the lifestyle of dungeon is undertakeed, the concourse of our past would throw away been surprised to know how some(prenominal) we have accomplished, and even more surprised to know some functions still remain the corresponding. Since the bloodline of patchkind, people have fought for their rights in order to make life a much easier way to live with cardinal another. Documents corresponding the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and even far back to the Ten Commandments, have been written to show some sort of peace structure to live by, with out harming one another.In America, freedom, justice, and meetity for each has been a major issue that is yet to be amply fulfilled. Although, America is wholly nearly supporting the three lifestyles, the people ar the ones who make the military post almost impossible to reach. If the strong leaders from our past were alive today helpin g us reach the right decision to these matters, the solutions would come even to begin with to society based on their helpful ideas, or maybe even the people of today would still be cap open of assassinating them for their wise words and leadership.Leaders same(p) Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther power Jr. , and Malcolm X, already had strong voices of opinion then and would have even higher voices today. Taking that if with the advanced science in that location is today, we would be adequate to bring back in time the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. , Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey for them to be able to be the same age they were while showing activism, and have an intellectual conversation with one another about the issues we are still facing, what would they have to say about them?Matters to discuss standardized the campaign election with our black prexy Obama, gangs in the United States, or an even more poplar subject the battle for legalizing man spousal throughout the evin ces. Since Egyptian times there have been records of same sex spans, this is not a new subject to mankind totally when yet we treat it as if it is something our ancestors have never gather upd of and a new discovery. Gay conglutination has been an on expiry debate in our society. The government trying to control who someone marries is limiting gentleman rights. May 3rd, 2012.Walking on the beachy streets of Venice, California Malcolm, Martin, and Marcus, run into each other while still in shock to be alive again where they are. Malcolm and Martin recognizing one another, Malcolm recognizing Marcus, and Marcus not being able to recognize neither since he came from an early time of theirs. After being to landher for a short amount of time in present day era, they have already learned about many events, issues, and problems there has stumbled through time. Taking a seat on a park bench, they begin to cumulate some of their findings and ideas.Marcus So men, one topic Ive been h earing about both negatively and positive about has been the issue on either banning same-sex marriage or legalizing it. What do you all(prenominal) think should be done about that? Malcolm Well beginning off with that, it brings back the dilemma we were fighting for back in our days for the right of our freedom because of the color of our skin. Even though the issue today is whether or not the same sex should be able to marry, still who is the government to tell someone who they could marry or who they cannot?Marcus If it really is this big of an issue, all homosexuals who want to marry should just move to a state like Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legalized, and they could colonize there to be able to marry and be more comfortable in the communities they are in rather than fighting for it where their state will not allow it. Malcolm Marcus, my father, may he rest in peace, had a big admiration for you and your ideas about how we should have handled racism your way ab out moving back to Africa to avoid the segregation here.And so do I. But in this country, we have learned to build up our nation and overcome issues like racism, not fully since it still exists in some ways, but its been handled to avoid discrimination. right away we believe in equality, and equality means that you have to put the same thing over here that you out over there (Malcolm 139). Our country is a nation of freedom, but yet that is taken away when the freedom of others choosing the one to marry, the ones they love, comes to place. Since the beginning of our nation we have been fighting for eligious, racial, and many other prefatorial human rights. Denying gay marriage is fighting against a humans basic right to love. Marcus Garvey in the beginning of this conversation, is trying to state that if it is really important to homosexuals, they should just leave their state and enter one where same-sex marriage is legal. Something he had likewise been saying to his people duri ng his reign of leadership, enduring in peoples mind to simply go back to Africa where they are sure to receive equal treatment within their colored people.Readings had been done about the topic by Martin Luther King, who wanted to uncover deeper about the subject of gay marriage. He learned that conservative Theodore B. Olson, of the republican party, states in his article The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage, that legalizing same-sex marriage would be a recognition of basic American principles, and it would represent the culmination of our nations commitment to equal rights. Theodore also states that it is the last major milestone to be over came in our fight towards civil rights.After accomplishing the black and white racism battle over the years, much is still the same. Martin Luther King Well men, after hearing you two discuss yesterday a little of what should be done about the fact of gay marriage, I went off to uncover more about the issue. According to a man by the name of Gary Gates, he did a study of how many homosexuals there are in the United States alone, and it came out to over four million gays, thats more than four million people we are denying equal rights similarlyThis does not include people who claim to be bisexual as well. Marcus Nothing has changed. These white folks have poisoned the rest of our country to harm not only the rights of a negro anymore, but the rights of regular human beings that would only want to be one and marry. They have lost their sympathies throughout, heterosexuals have settled overcome to see nothing but their own interest (Garvey 205). Martin Luther King That is right. The tables have turned that even the white folks, deny their own people of color. Only because of the sexual practice they have.Imagine being told the way you were born or see things or feel for them, is wrong? And it had to be untaught to you only because others do not approve for it? Or your religion does not? That is not the way this count ry should be heading. Malcolm The internal consciousness of this country is bankrupt. They make it appear they have our good interests at heart, but when you study it, every time, no matter how many steps they take us forward, its like were rest on awhat do you call that thing? (Malcolm 143). Marcus A treadmill Malcolm A treadmillThe treadmill is moving backwards faster than were able to go forward in this direction. Were not even standing stillwere going backwards. If this country really wants to find a solution to gay marriage, I suggest we take it as an aggressively strong approach to get our voices heard, heard aboard To where others believe this country is all about equality, we will show them we still arent. Because thats the only way America finds conclusions to her problems. When America is panicked of outside pressure, or when shes afraid of her image abroad (Malcolm 159).Martin Luther King Wait here Malcolm, I love your enthusiasm when it comes to doing the right thing for our people, but the way we approach this issue should not be aggressively to the point where we involve outside allies to help us solve our problems. The government will hear it from us, and only us. Our most powerful nonviolent weapon is, as would be expected, also our most demanding, that is organization. To produce change, people must be organized to run short together in units of power. Malcolm So erst again King you think we should still be resolving important issues of our society with the help of nonviolence?Now, I am not judging you on your practice of nonviolence, but I believe that I myself would go for nonviolence if it was consistent, if everybody was going to be nonviolent all the time. Id say, okay to you King, lets get with it, well all be nonviolent with the homosexuals. But I dont go along with any kind of nonviolence unless everybodys going to be nonviolent. And once that happens, well then, life has really changed. But up until now 40 something years later, things still seem to be the same. So in order to get the human rights there still seems to be achieved, power and aggression should be shown (Malcolm 139).Martin Luther King When Negros marched back in our days, so did the nation. If we could only get all the devoted(p) homosexuals who want to marry to unite and march together, the results would be extraordinary. The power of the nonviolent march is indeed a mystery. It will be surprising to have a few hundreds, maybe even thousands, of gays marching to produce a strong reaction in their nation. When marches are carefully organized around exonerated issues, they represent the power which Victor Hugo phrased as the most powerful force in the world, an ideas whose time has come. Marching feet announce that time has come for a inclined idea. When the die is a sound one, the cause is just one, and the demonstration a righteous one, change will be forthcoming. And marching once is not going to get us straight to the conclusion we want, it will take several marches to show how serious this really is to contrasting types of peoples lives (Nonviolence 59). Marcus Im beginning to agree with what King here has to saythe technique of nonviolence shows to have worked before and it will be a continuous practice to be done in the upcoming obviously.I still think gays should just move together to find their comfort zone where they are accepted, but that does take away from their pride and human rights they deserve. Now I too did more research on this, and sadly marrying the same sex denies you from even greater problems that are plain out unfair. Many people suggest that same sex couples just get domestic partnership or a civil union, but this does not allow them to benefit from health insurance. They cannot gain from their title of being a wife or husband. Employers dont allow spouse or children of same sex to have health care coverage and will only extend it through marriage.Malcolm That is a big problem. Come to thi nk of it, when someone in your family is hospitalized, the only visitation under critical conditions, are allowed by intermediate family and spouses. So most of these same-sex domestic partnerships are not allowed to see one another if even on the verge of dying. Martin Luther King They are making it feel that perhaps homosexuals are less than human. The white men at first refused to accept change. And now not only is it the white man who is refusing to accept change it is also the black, the yellow, the brown.The struggles these gays are going through will begin to help them to evaluate themselves, and with their determination to struggle and sacrifice, until the walls of segregation have been fully crushed by the battering rams of justice, should be met again (Nonviolence 7). Facts about how Gay marriage is illegal is unconstitutional, this law takes away basic rights to gays that are important, it really all comes down to love. Looking around at so many gay couples around America , they were so devoted to one another, as a heterosexual couple is as well.After discussing this issue with many people who are against same-sex marriage, one was a changed person in regards to it. Marriage is not just a government get to to people it is a way of expressing their life long commitment to one another. Same sex marriage should be legalized because it supports what our nation believes in and will only unite our nation more. If Martin Luther King Jr. , Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey were still alive today, this issue would be one they too would be battling for because banning same sex marriage goes against our nations fight towards equality.Basic human rights are taken away from gay couples, the last thing these leaders wanted to leave the Earth by was to know that human rights are still taken away from their own people. Something that they fought so hard to get out of. They would want everyone to see same sex marriage as nothing new or different from heterosexual marriag e, just as they taught America and the world to see black and white people no different or greater than one another. Gays are humans too and should have the right to commit to the ones they love.