Bush Turns MLK Day Into Pro-War Holiday
By Zach “Capek” Seemayer
The history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a tumultuous one, over-coming nearly as much adversity as the hero it is named after. From states not wanting to support the peace leader, to other states simply not wanting to give more days-off to their state employees, its been an uphill battle to get the holiday federally recognized. And now, the holiday faces the strangest obstacle of all: getting turned into a pro-war propaganda holiday.
“Today is a day to remember one of the greatest heroes in American history,” said President Bush in an early morning announcement commemorating the holiday. “Martin Luther King was a champion for peace and freedom. And, as we all know, there won’t be any freedom or peace until the evildoers have been found and killed without any sense of mercy. I think Mr. King would really support us on this.”
“This is just downright insulting,” said Dr. Donald Johnson, Professor of Pan-African studies at UCLA. “This is no different than when the government changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day. Armistice was supposed to celebrate peace. But you can’t have peace interrupt war. So instead they decided to celebrate veterans, and have an excuse to make more of them. Now Bush has perverted MLK day too? This sickens me!”
Dr. King was a renowned anti-war activist, often accusing the government of using war to make a grab for power over the people and he also reprimanded congress for supporting the taking of life for political purposes in several speeches. However, this has, in no way, stopped President Bush from announcing the official focus of the day!
“Today is a day to send a message to those terrorists across the seas,” Bush continued during his announcement, “with the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. in our hearts, we will crush you into the dirt and brutally wipe your existence from the earth. In the name of the justice Dr. King advocated, we will lock up random political prisoners, mostly just because of the color of their skin or their names, not allow them access to lawyers, attack them with dogs and water cannons and destroy their sense of hope. I think this is truly what Dr. King meant when he spoke of justice.”
Movement Researchers at Dr. King’s memorial burial chamber in Atlanta, Georgia seemed to notice some “rolling-like movement from Dr. King’s body from within the grave,” once the announcement was made.
