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King-Van

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King-Van

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Many purposefully hide the fact that he believed that a certain level of societal tension that brings issues to the surface is necessary for change. Moderates would rather have an unjust peace then deal with that tension to build a better world.
The Letter from Birmingham Jail is a good read.

From King's Letter from Birmingham Jail:. "You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word "tension." I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. The purpose of our direct action program is to create a situation so crisis packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue."

September 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM

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February 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM

King-Van

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May I give you all an emperor Belos poster in Vienna Secession Style in these trying times?

A poster titled "Our Peacemaker" depicting Emperor Belos of the Boiling Isles in Vienna Secessionist Style. A blue halo of stars lays behind his mask and in the halo's orbit are nine circles, with coven symbols and colors within each. The background is a golden texture with red misty clouds and sun rays emanating from the halo. Flanking the image our two wings with eyes perched on top of each.

November 30, 2024 at 7:23 PM

King-Van

@kingvangarh.bsky.social

Last year's #Airfortress Secret Santa for my friends: @ravajava.bsky.social & @shnezzberry.bsky.social
The one the left is Rava's character airship driver Sasha Lancdur; the other Shezz's robot xenobiologist Witka (from an unrelated setting.)