Celebrate Martin Luther King Day by Being a Slave!
The government is pushing “public service” as something noble to do to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday. The government is “the man” and you are supposed to work for him for free. If there is no paycheck involved, this is called “slavery.” And the government has a nice website where you can find somewhere to give your hard work away for free. Its nice to know that if I had a cotton farm, I could register with the government and get some free laborers on a day like today.
From MLKday.gov here:
Today, to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service and honor Dr. King’s life and legacy, President and Mrs. Obama, and 10 Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials participated in community service projects in Washington, DC. Led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the King Center, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is an opportunity for all Americans to come together to help meet the needs of their communities and make an ongoing commitment to service throughout the year. This year, the King Day of Service includes thousands of projects – from delivering meals and refurbishing schools to reading to children, promoting nonviolence and more – spread across all 50 states.
“Dr. King dedicated his life to advancing social justice and equal opportunity for all,” President Obama said. “But more than forty years after his death, there is still much work left to be done. Through service, we honor his legacy by helping our neighbors, strengthening our communities and meeting the challenges we face together. I encourage all Americans to not only continue Dr. King’s work through service today, but to make service a part of your lives every day.”
I’m pretty sure that Dr. King still made sure he got paid for his services. How come that’s not a value leftists hold dear? And if working for free is such a noble thing to do, why not make people work for free every day? How noble would that be?
