Comments on: Veronica Young; Is Steve Jobs the Next Martin Luther King, Jr.? https://thyblackman.com/2011/09/06/veronica-young%e2%80%8f-is-steve-jobs-the-next-martin-luther-king-jr/ Black News 24/7 Online for the Black Community. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:24:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Veronica Young https://thyblackman.com/2011/09/06/veronica-young%e2%80%8f-is-steve-jobs-the-next-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-9171 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:24:25 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=14862#comment-9171 Ok…Dell! Lol!

Thanks Shayne! Nice to hear perspective from a white man! 🙂

]]> By: Shayne O https://thyblackman.com/2011/09/06/veronica-young%e2%80%8f-is-steve-jobs-the-next-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-9136 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:51:44 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=14862#comment-9136 But whatever the case is. I do hope Mr Jobs can bear this cross he’s bearing with his illness. Cancer is a wretched thing , as is the organ damage that can persist long after the disease is gone. I’ve seen great men and women reduced to total undignified dependency from cancer and I wouldn’t wish it on my most terriible adversary. Pray for the guy.

]]> By: Shayne O https://thyblackman.com/2011/09/06/veronica-young%e2%80%8f-is-steve-jobs-the-next-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-9135 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:47:43 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=14862#comment-9135 I have a lot of respect for Mr Jobs. After problems with my relationship with Apple looked to sink my home business, I sent off an impassioned email to the man (with no expectation of him ever reading it), and not only did he read it he replied personally and asked senior management to reconsider my case. He saved my business, personally.

But he’s not Martin luther king. Apple built its kingdom on profits. MLK built his kingdom on love. Apple did great things for people, for profit. MLK did great things for people based on personal conviction and love.

But more important whilst Apple liberated dollars from peoples pockets, and “liberated” the material wealth of africas rare-earth mines for iphones, MLK liberated a people.

As a businessman I respect Apple for its brilliance, but as a human I respect MLK as a beautiful member of the human race, and a wise teacher.

MLK taught white folks like me that yes we’re going to eventually have to give up our white privelege (not there yet folks!) but it’ll be OK, because we’re going to get a whole new family of brothers and freinds out of it. And he taught black folks that its OK to believe in your brothers and sisters and yourself so folks can just stand up to be counted.

]]> By: Dell Gines https://thyblackman.com/2011/09/06/veronica-young%e2%80%8f-is-steve-jobs-the-next-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-9115 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:07:15 +0000 http://thyblackman.com/?p=14862#comment-9115 Ummmm…no

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