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Beck accuses progressives of trying to rewrite history and implores his followers to read original sources, but a review of King's own words clearly shows that Beck's insistence that he and his followers are the custodians of King's dream and legacy is nothing more than a lie. – – – – Beck vs. MLK on the role of government in fighting poverty – – – – Beck: “Big government never lifts anybody out of poverty. It creates slaves, people who are dependent on the scraps from the government, the handouts.” King: “We will place the problems of the poor at the seat of government of the wealthiest nation in the history of mankind.” – – – – Beck vs. MLK on the redistribution of wealth – – – – Beck: “It's economic justice, which is socialism, which is forced redistribution of wealth, which is Marxism.” King: “Some will be called reds and Communists merely because they believe in economic justice and the brotherhood of man. But we shall overcome.” Beck mocked the idea that “evil rich people” don't “pay their fair share” in taxes, rips the “protected poor.” King's “American Dream”: “Property widely distributed” and “a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few.” – – – – Beck vs. MLK on the “fundamental transformation” of our country – – – – Beck declared that Obama “really is a Marxist” because he “believes in the redistribution of wealth.” King: “The movement must address itself to the question of restructuring the whole of American society.” – – – – Beck vs. MLK on social justice – – – – Beck: “Civil rights marchers” weren't “crying for social justice” King: “We will be able to go this additional distance and achieve the ideal, the goal of the new age, the age of social justice.” Beck: “They have infiltrated our churches” and “confused the gospel with government-run programs.” King: “If America does not use her vast resources to end poverty … she too will go to hell.” More Detailed comparison at source link http://mediamatters.org/blog/201008250037#2 added by: Stoneyroad