Martin Luther King Jr.’s 6 principles of non-violence

Based Politics’ Hannah Cox writes, “Martin Luther King Jr. once said, ‘True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.’ And in order for this country to truly find its way back to the ‘domestic tranquility’ promised in the US Constitution, there is much injustice to be reckoned with…

In honor of #MLKDay, familiarize yourself with his 6 Principles of Non-violence, and commit to them. There is still much work to do and injustice to overthrow. By me:https://t.co/n80OGMXyG8

— Hannah Cox (@HannahDCox) January 17, 2022

When citizens employ violence to fight wrongdoing, they often amplify the original problem, create new victims in their wake, empower government forces to enact draconian responses, and lose the sympathy of those they need to persuade in order to effect change…

So what should be done about injustice? We cannot merely accept it. How can we effectively fight back? The answers can be found by examining those who have successfully challenged injustice before us, and won. In honor of one such man and the day set aside to remember him, let’s study Martin Luther King Jr.’s theory of change.”

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