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Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j2922j5 wrote
Reply to TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
ITT uninformed Americans glorifying an outspoken antisemite who argued for the suppression of the masses and feudalism.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_and_antisemitism
"The prevailing view[33] among historians is that Luther's anti-Jewish rhetoric contributed significantly to the development of antisemitism in Germany,[34] and in the 1930s and 1940s provided an ideal foundation for the Nazi Party's attacks on Jews"
Edit: My generalisation about "uninformed Americans" is propably unfair and deserves to be downvoted. Nonetheless, I remember a public discourse in Germany about Luther and his bad influences and I suspect that nothing of the sort happened in the US.
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j291w34 wrote
Reply to comment by Valharja in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
His antisemitism was much worse than the norm at the time and was widely criticised. Understanding the roots of German antisemitism is a big part of confronting the history of the Holocaust. One seems to be much less popular than the other.
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j291kan wrote
Reply to comment by Moessenpay in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
Only because you are uninformed doesn't mean it is untrue. It is even in his wiki that he was a huge inspiration for German antisemitism.
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j290rbf wrote
Reply to comment by Kowalski_Analysis in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
He was an all around piece of shit. When the peasants revolted against the injustice of feudalism, he sided with the nobles and advocated for slaughtering the insurgents. That is exactly what happened. I have no idea how anyone could see Luther as a role model.
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j28lc50 wrote
Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
The "peasants war" took place at the same time and Luther advocated for slaughtering those who questioned the hierarchy of feudalism. Which then happened.
Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Peasants%27_War
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_itusdwd wrote
Reply to comment by francisdavey in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_
This is further shown by the fact that mercenaries and prisoners of war regularly were incorporated into the winning army after a lost battle. Many combatants changed sides multiple times. The devastation of the countrysides and the multiple plunderings of the same regions left no other choice than to join the war for many.
Maschinenwaffeleisen t1_j2a3psb wrote
Reply to comment by Suspicious_Gazelle18 in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
I should have made myself clearer. My comment was directed at the people downvoting criticism of Luther and absolving him of his bad influence because of the time he lived in.