Within "Letter From Birminham Jail" and "the Great American Bubble Machine" there are several aspects and ideas that are seemingly attacked by the authors. In "The Great American Bubble Machine" we get a very strong opinion throughout the entire piece about how our current democratic system is. Matt Taibbi discusses ideas such as bank monopolies, wealth distribution, and the negative aspects of investing. This article has a very simple way of getting their points across; repetition. Over and over again Taibbi goes over the process of how people are tricked by the investment process. People are led to believe if they invest in these stocks they will get a fortune out of it. Well its more like brokers selling crap stock to everyday folk which leads to the middleclass losing money in bad investments and large companies or banks coming in to bail these millinos of ordinary people by "lending us back our own money at interest". Its destrictive towards the middle or lower classes and extremely beneficial to the upperclass or multimillion dollar companies. "The Great American Bubble Machine" was an article that built on a man's opinion of our system, but what really makes it impactful is how Taibbi used repetition of the same concept several times using multiple well known events to support his claims.
The "Letter From Birmingham Jail" was a letter written by MLK Jr. in response to a public announcement by "8 religiouse leaders from the South". While reading this letter I felt that constant feeling of anger or disapproval with how our society works. While Taibbi focused more on the the physical, or financial perspective of inequality MLK Jr. focused on the personal or social inequality. While still appearing angry or disgusted throughout the piece MLK still supports his plans and actions with logical and reasonable theories. The format of this letter doesnt seem very unique but in fact he is weaving together the points he wants to make and the answers to commonly asked questions. He looks at what people are saying to him and comes up with best answer while still staying in a peaceful zone. There was always a distinct difference between MLK Jr. and Malcolm X in how they stood for equal right. Malcolm X was much more aggressive saying that the people need to force change to get it. How only through force can they demonstrate thier equality. I agree more with the path that MLK would have followed; stand but dont push. To get the correct and healthiest way of narrowing the gap has to be done through the people, through recognition. Not through fear, and I believe in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" gives the reader a common feeling of dissatisfaction without being overly offensive or intimidating. |
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