Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are well known African Americans who fought for what they believed in but in different methods. MLK (Martin Luther King), for example, used “weapons of love,” whereas Malcolm X used harsh realism and relied on doing things “by any means necessary.” However, violence is never an option in any situation, especially when trying to establish equality within a nation. Therefore, Malcolm X’s viewpoints to inspire change are not reasonable.
To start, there are several reasons in which violence in any situation is most likely set up for failure. In fact, it is said that nonviolent campaigns have a 53% success rate and only about a 20% rate of failure. On the other hand, it is a different story when things are reversed for violent campaigns. The rate at being successful is only 23% of the time, and usually fails about 60% of the time (Phycology Today). As a result, despite the fact that Malcolm X is still known as a prominent African American, his use of …show more content…
Would you be interested in listening to a harsh, confident, and intense campaign, full of hate or a plan of destruction? Whichever one will choose, it merely is based off one’s psychological perspective or the topic being discussed. Nevertheless, of the two prominent African Americans who strived to establish peace and equality, the views of MLK seem to most reasonable, whereas Malcolm X’s views seem unnecessary.
In conclusion, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are well known figures that used very different methods. Martin Luther King Jr. relied on using “weapons of love,” whereas Malcolm X took a very pro-violence view on persuading separatism within the United States. With this being said, and based off the given evidence, it seems realistic to shun the viewpoints and methods of Malcolm
To start, there are several reasons in which violence in any situation is most likely set up for failure. In fact, it is said that nonviolent campaigns have a 53% success rate and only about a 20% rate of failure. On the other hand, it is a different story when things are reversed for violent campaigns. The rate at being successful is only 23% of the time, and usually fails about 60% of the time (Phycology Today). As a result, despite the fact that Malcolm X is still known as a prominent African American, his use of …show more content…
Would you be interested in listening to a harsh, confident, and intense campaign, full of hate or a plan of destruction? Whichever one will choose, it merely is based off one’s psychological perspective or the topic being discussed. Nevertheless, of the two prominent African Americans who strived to establish peace and equality, the views of MLK seem to most reasonable, whereas Malcolm X’s views seem unnecessary.
In conclusion, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are well known figures that used very different methods. Martin Luther King Jr. relied on using “weapons of love,” whereas Malcolm X took a very pro-violence view on persuading separatism within the United States. With this being said, and based off the given evidence, it seems realistic to shun the viewpoints and methods of Malcolm