Will Witt: Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Black Lives Matter

For MLK Day this year, a lot of people are looking at his old quotes and speeches and using them as a guide for what we should do with racial injustice in this country right now. One of those groups is Black Lives Matter, but Black Lives Matter doesn't align with anything that Martin Luther King Jr. said back in the day. Here's why. What's up, guys? This is Will with PragerU, and the teachings of MLK don't really align with Black Lives Matter. Before we get into the video, guys, remember, if you're not subscribed to our channel, subscribe now and make sure that you hit the bell so that you can always be notified whenever PragerU releases a new video. First of all, Black Lives Matter takes MLK quotes out of context. They always like to show that, quote, a riot is a language of the unheard. But reality, they leave out the lines that Martin Luther King said right before that, where he called riots self-defeating and socially destructive. Secondly, Black Lives Matter wants to disband the Western nuclear family. They had that up on their website before they deleted it, but MLK totally believed in family values. He said the group of the father, mother, and child is the main educational agency of mankind. MLK didn't want to disband the nuclear family. He wanted to strengthen it. Thirdly, Black Lives Matter loves affirmative action and diversity standards, whereas MLK believed that you should judge someone based off their character, not their skin color. When you push affirmative action, giving people advantages or disadvantages just because of the color of their skin, you are not following what MLK believed in. So this MLK Day, remember that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in character over color, where Black Lives Matter believes exactly the opposite. Thanks guys for watching. If you enjoyed this video, share with your friends. Comment your thoughts down below. Follow me and PragerU on social media. I'll see you in the next one. Peace.