为什么我们不能等待
Why We Can't Wait
Martin Luther King Jr.、J.D. Jackson · 初版 1963 年
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1963 年在亚拉巴马州伯明翰，Martin Luther King, Jr. 博士发起了民权运动，并借由这封来自伯明翰监狱的信件向世人展现了非暴力直接行动的力量。Why We Can't Wait 不仅详述了伯明翰战役，还审视了民权斗争的历史，以及后代为争取非裔美国人完全平等而必须完成的各项任务。King 博士对这些事件雄辩有力的剖析，推动民权运动从午餐吧台静坐和祈祷游行走向了美国公众意识的最前沿。
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……但不限于“有色人种”），直到那种歧视所带来的劣势得到纠正为止，这正是金牧师具体倡导的主张，比如他在《我们为何不能等待》（Why We Can't Wait）中呼吁制定一项“弱势群体权利法案”（Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged），类似于针对退伍军人的“退伍军人法案”（GI Bill，当时被称为“退伍军人权利法案”）。右翼却习惯于根据其中的某一句话断章取义地描绘……
…but not limited to, "colored people") until such time as the resulting disadvantage from that discrimination was remedied is exactly and concretely what King advocated, for example, when calling, in Why We Can't Wait, for a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged" parallel to the "GI Bill" (then known as the "GI Bill of Rights") for veterans. The right wing has taken to presenting, on the basis of a single line in…
……倡导过给予黑人优待的政策，所以看到一位他的拥趸搬出金牧师来支持这种立场，还挺让人惊讶的。比如，他在《我们为何不能等待》（Why We Can't Wait）一书中有这样一段话：> 每当提出对黑人进行补偿性或优惠性待遇的问题时，我们的一些朋友就会惊恐地退缩。他们同意黑人应该获得平等；但他不该要求更多……
…advocated for policies that gave preferential treatment to Black people, so it's a bit surprising to see such a fan of his taking this stance by invoking King. For example, here's a quote from his book "Why We Can't Wait": > Whenever the issue of compensatory or preferential treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree; but he should ask nothing…
不知怎的，马丁·路德·金的精神遗产被简化成了仅仅那一句话，尽管他曾写过一本书（《我们为何不能等待》/ Why We Can't Wait）专门主张对黑人实行平权行动（affirmative action）。他的遗产实际上被“净化”和“删节”了，从而不再对根深蒂固且有害的权力结构构成挑战。
Somehow the legacy of MLK has been reduced to just that one quote, even though he wrote a a book ("Why We Can't Wait") that advocated for affirmative action programs for black people. His legacy has effectively been sanitized and "abridged" to be less challenging to persistent and harmful power structures.
……这一可耻的插曲”不幸的是，马丁·路德·金没能活着看到奥巴马当上总统、迈克尔·乔丹统治 NBA，或是 Lizzo 吹奏詹姆斯·麦迪逊的水晶长笛。马丁·路德·金在《我们为何不能等待》（Why We Can't Wait）一书中的另一段名言：> “令人痛惜的是，特权群体很少会自愿放弃特权，这是一个历史事实。个体或许能在道德之光的感召下自愿放弃不公正的立场；但是，正如……
…this shameful episode" Unfortunately MLK didn't live to see Obama become president, Michael Jordan dominate the NBA, or Lizzo playing James Madison's crystal flute. Another MLK quote from his book "Why We Can't Wait": > "Lamentably, it is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as…
我也希望如此。但在那些美好遐想之后，令人沮丧的现实是，即使它真实现了，我们也活不到亲眼见证的那一天。这让我想起了金博士的《我们为何不能等待》（Why We Can't Wait）……> 时间本身是中立的；它既可以被破坏性地使用，也可以被建设性地使用。我越来越觉得，怀有恶意的人利用时间的效果，远远胜过了怀有善意的人……
I hope so too. The disappointing revelation that follows those reveries is that, if it does come to pass, we won't be around to see it. It reminds me of Why We Can't Wait by Dr. King... >Time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively. More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people…
仅供参考，这里还有另一段马丁·路德·金的名言。我建议你以后引用作者观点之前多读读人家的原著：出自《我们为何不能等待》（Why We Can't Wait）：“每当提出对黑人进行补偿性待遇的问题时，我们的一些朋友就会惊恐地退缩。他们同意黑人应该获得平等；但他不该要求更多。而……
Just for your reference, here is another Martin Luther King quote. I encourage you to read more of an author's work before quoting in the future: From Why We Can't Wait : "Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree; but he should ask nothing more. On the…