(07-06-2020, 01:42 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(07-06-2020, 01:03 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: I would say that the part in bold is pretty insulting and divisive.

Here's another thought.  Perhaps cities named streets after Dr. King in order to honor him.

Do you think Lenny Curry removed the confederate statue from the front of City Hall because he wanted to do that, or because he felt pressured to do it due to current events/protests? 

hint: he was pressured and placating

Marty's implication is no different. 

I'm sure there were a few local government individuals and entities that chose to honor MLK from a place of honesty and integrity. I'm sure there were others that did so because they felt they needed to placate a portion of their citizenship. 

Insulting and divisive as the truth behind such empty gestures may be, it's undoubtedly true. It's an indelible part of politics. Politicians seek to please disparate segments of their constituency all the time. 

Hell of a lot easier for a mayor to rename a street or move a monument than it is to actually implement reform of his police department. And it's the people who want that reform he's placating. 

Goodell is the mayor in this particular scenario, and "Lift Every Voice" is the renamed street.