Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America

[Catholic_Lady]

I would agree with that. But saying black folks are lazy, etc, IS in and of itself a prejudice.

Correct.  Even though some of those people might believe that prejudice is a fact.  That's my whole point.

As far as Neo goes; trying to put MLK on the same level is Robert E. Lee, if not racist, is pretty shitty to say the least.  It's also a terrible argument for his position.

I saw his comment about MLK. 

He can clarify, but I did not take that as him equating the 2. Because of the context he said it in and the argument he was making, I took that as him saying that many men in history have big flaws, but we still recognize them as having played a major part in American History. He wasn't saying that Lee was as good a person as MLK or anything like that. 

I also don't think MLK being black was why he picked MLK as the example. I think he was just looking for the most extreme example possible so that he could make his point. He went with MLK because MLK is clearly an extremely respected and recognized historical figure, despite his flaws (womanizing/cheating ways). 

Anyway, Neo can correct me if I'm wrong. That's just how I took it, that's why I'm not calling him a racist over it. I agree though it wasn't a good example, because as Thump pointed out, it's about what each of them is remembered for. Lee (even if he was a decent person in the context of his time), is remembered specifically as the man who led the Confederacy... the side that lost the war in an attempt to split the country. MLK is remembered as the man who fought for black rights, not as the man who constantly cheated on his wife.