# Lets shut down the highway, that'll solve all the problems!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-shut-down-the-highway-thatll-solve-all-the-problems/818577 "2018-07-25T19:24:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-shut-down-the-highway-thatll-solve-all-the-problems/818577/53 "2018-07-26T11:57:39Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> Dr. King, you say? The OP has some thoughts about him, certainly. They can be found in this thread he started a few days prior to Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015.
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> [Let's pit Martin Luther King! - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746440)

… Which in turn brought me to this excellent example of moral fiber:

> [@Let's pit Martin Luther King!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-pit-martin-luther-king/710016/10):
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> The greatest moral victory of the 20th century was the Allies defeating the Axis powers. I’d support an FDR holiday, hopefully without the political correct wheelchair.

(“Politically Correct Wheelchair” would make an excellent band name or Tumblr blog, by the way.)

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