A Time to Break the Silence

This blog contrasted and compared Martin Luther King's beliefs on the Vietnam War and the War on Poverty. This document was quoted by Martin Luther King and revealed his personal thinking behind the American issues of War and Poverty.  Martin Luther King did not support the engagement of American troops in Vietnam because it deteriorated the value of curing the poverty dilemmas in America.  As the Vietnam war escalated, more and more men and important skills left for Vietnam.  American resources and money dissapeared as the war intensified.  This meant the War on Poverty lost most of its hope.  It was also interesting how Martin Luther King explained the irony of the Vietnam War.  The country sent black and white boys thousands of miles away in order to develop chemistry and die for their country together.  Oddly, America hasn't been able to seat black and white men at the same table in a restaurant.  It is unfortunate blacks have to fight for a country which has gave them little back in return. "We were taking the black young men who had been crippled by our society and sending them 8,000 miles away to guarantee liberties in Southeast Asia which they had not found in Southwest Georgia and East Harlem." A good question arises following the document.  It is estimated America spends $322,000 for each enemy soldier killed but only $53 on each US citizen classified as poor.  This question does show America has its priorites mixed up.  America needs to find a solution to their own problems before heading to another country to begin war.  This article showed me the poor people of America were pushed aside while the country believed there were greater problems then their own people.