Dr. King had a dream...

Much is made in this country about the Rev. Dr. Matin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Somehow, the meaning of his dream has been usurped by those who want to use it for political gain.
Let's look at the real words of Dr. King's speech...
"...I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. (My italic emphasis)
So where do we stand with these dreams? Back in the 1960's, government tried to placate those of color who were poor with "The Great Society". These programs accomplished just the opposite of what was needed. The poorest among us have been turned into unmarried mothers with fathers who cannot live with them for fear of losing the meager sustanance our country provides these people. Those of color who have made it out of the worst, have some black leaders trying to tell them they have abandoned others of color. Yet they have achieved what Dr. King desired.. a place where they are looked upon for the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
Because of those who demand "Equality", the color of someone's skin rather than the content of their character has become the determining factor in more, not less, decisions. We have a greater divide than ever because of those who did not understand what Dr. King wanted.
He was looking for skin color to be just that, a different pigmentation, not the determining factor of a person's life. The wedges driven between those of color and those of lighter skin tone have created greater, not less resentment on both sides.
We need to look to his statement later in the speech to see what is needed to really make his dream happen. Here is the missing piece...
and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together As we come together with our eyes on the Lord, skin color differences disappear. Men and women of color will stand beside men and women of lighter skin praising God. When this happens, the issues of race will disappear.
As a conservative, I desire nothing more than seeing those of color reach the "American Dream" and Dr. King's dreams. Let's support bringing the poor into the workplace by creating more jobs, not force them to live in fear of the government's largesse being taken from them. Only then can they be free.