Was reminded how Epstien not killing himself was/is so accepted yet it’s still a conspiracy theory. Is there any similar ones you guys believe to be completely true ?

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    Do you really think making a martyr out of MLK is a strategy the US gov wouldn’t have anticipated had they murdered him/let him be murdered?

    Dude would not be what he is today had he not been murdered.

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      But as a martyr the government can paint him as being only about racism, not about economics.

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        Also he was assassinated 4 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, so to say he wouldnt remembered without being killed is a gross exaggeration. It may have boosted his legacy, but there is not doubt he would still be an important figure in American history.

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      Have you ever listened to MLK speak or read anything he’s written? Dude would absolutely be what he is today if he had not been murdered.

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        Have you ever listened to MLK speak or read anything he’s written?

        No I was raised in Antarctica.

        Dude would absolutely be what he is today if he had not been murdered.

        Not a chance. There is no shortage of motivational speakers in this world.