# If MLK was a Commie, so much the better for Commies

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**Created:** [January 19, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mlk-was-a-commie-so-much-the-better-for-commies/710296 "2015-01-19T17:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mlk-was-a-commie-so-much-the-better-for-commies/710296/2 "2015-01-19T19:21:57Z")

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Inspired, BTW, by [this Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746440).

> [@Let's pit Martin Luther King!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-martin-luther-king/710016/1):
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> Was he a communist? Probably. I’d love to get my hands on the sealed FBI files. I’m sure there’s even more reasons to hate Mr. King .

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