January 21st, 2019

1/21/2019

Daily Literary Quote
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Journal Prompt
Explain the above quote. Why are "sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity" so dangerous? If Dr. King were alive today, what do you think he would say about the state of racism and human rights in the United States?

73 Comments

Aidan

1/21/2019 01:13:46 pm

Beats me cuz I live by sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity everyday. Nah racism ain’t a thing anymore.

Blazen

1/21/2019 01:16:52 pm

Well said.

Griffin Mylan

1/21/2019 01:17:06 pm

Very interesting concept

Preston

1/21/2019 01:17:28 pm

Nice

Caden

1/21/2019 01:19:42 pm

Ok I see where you’re coming from

Lani Belgarde

1/21/2019 01:14:38 pm

I think he’d be disappointed that racism is still a thing but he’d be glad that some people are trying to make a difference

Taija

1/21/2019 01:17:20 pm

I agree with this.

Sammy H.

1/21/2019 01:18:08 pm

I agree with you.

Alexia

1/21/2019 01:24:30 pm

I completely agree

Jaicei

1/21/2019 01:29:42 pm

I agree, good job.

Avery

1/21/2019 01:15:03 pm

The quote means there’s nothing more scary then knowingly being ignorant and being stupid.

Blazen

1/21/2019 01:16:27 pm

I never looked at it that way.

Alexia

1/21/2019 01:22:16 pm

I see what you mean.

Blazen Burgess

1/21/2019 01:15:53 pm

Stupid people do stupid things. I believe he’d say the United States has came a long way with reason. He’d also say it still exists and isn’t necessarily a ton better.

Griffin Mylan

1/21/2019 01:17:49 pm

Now that is one smart comment

Chayla

1/21/2019 01:17:59 pm

I agree.

Preston

1/21/2019 01:17:59 pm

This statement is in fact true.

Johnny

1/21/2019 01:18:07 pm

I agree. If someone is stupid, they will do stupid things

Caden

1/21/2019 01:20:38 pm

I agree with that good comment

Johnny

1/21/2019 01:16:33 pm

I think what he meant by this quote is nothing’s more dangerous than people who actually believe and see nothing wrong with the idea that other races are inferior. Racism isn’t nearly as bad as it was but nothing’s perfect. I think he’d be happy with the progress made.

Dillon

1/21/2019 01:17:43 pm

I think you are right.

Johnny

1/21/2019 01:18:48 pm

Thank you

Taija

1/21/2019 01:18:20 pm

I’ve never thought of it that way.

Treygan

1/21/2019 01:19:30 pm

That is a very intelligent response

Jamie

1/21/2019 01:28:20 pm

Put very nicely. :)

Griffin Mylan

1/21/2019 01:16:40 pm

Sincere ignorance can be dangerous because it can make people think dangerous thoughts. If MLK was still alive, he would probably say it isn’t less racist now but we still got problems.

Emma Dahle

1/21/2019 01:18:15 pm

What are known as dangerous thoughts?

Faith

1/21/2019 01:18:28 pm

I agree!

Aidan

1/21/2019 01:19:24 pm

Rip Jah ❤️

Johnny

1/21/2019 01:19:53 pm

Dangerous thoughts are dangerous, yes.

Caden

1/21/2019 01:22:48 pm

I agree with that also

Emma Dahle

1/21/2019 01:16:46 pm

Dr. King would probably still be fighting against racism. It’s not as bad as it was but there is still some. Human rights are applied a lot more these days but can still be worked on.

Avery

1/21/2019 01:18:07 pm

I agree

Sammy H.

1/21/2019 01:19:18 pm

This is true.

Taylee Matthews

1/21/2019 01:19:53 pm

Emma I agree

Dillon

1/21/2019 01:16:52 pm

It is so dangerous because people know they are wrong but are still willing to be stupid. If MLK was here today he would say that there has been major improvements since his time.

Chayla

1/21/2019 01:18:34 pm

That’s true

Faith

1/21/2019 01:19:05 pm

I completely agree!

Emma Dahle

1/21/2019 01:19:36 pm

I totally agree

Mackay

1/21/2019 01:24:47 pm

This is true!

Brooke

1/21/2019 01:25:44 pm

That’s actually true.

Preston

1/21/2019 01:16:59 pm

Basically, you know your doing something wrong, but you do it anyway.itsnso dangerous because it can hurt people in the process. He would still be disappointed with the state it is in even though there was improvement.

Treygan

1/21/2019 01:20:05 pm

That is probably right

Sammy H.

1/21/2019 01:17:33 pm

I think he’d be proud that we are trying to make a difference. I dint think he’d want to see that racism is still a pretty big issues in some places.

Jordan

1/21/2019 01:27:42 pm

Don’t *

Faith

1/21/2019 01:17:38 pm

It’s so dangerous because people know that what they are doing is wrong the just continue doing it. I think he would be really disappointed at we were are. We haven’t improved as much as we can or as much as he would have liked

Brooke

1/21/2019 01:20:21 pm

Preach I agree

Sammy H.

1/21/2019 01:20:59 pm

I can agree with this.

Avery

1/21/2019 01:21:05 pm

I agree faith

Taylee Matthews

1/21/2019 01:21:24 pm

I agree faith! So true

Mackay

1/21/2019 01:23:20 pm

Faith I agree.

Treygan

1/21/2019 01:18:35 pm

It mean that people are stupid to their problems and ignore everything else. He would be happy that minorities are treated a little better but wouldn’t agree with our problems now like gender identity.

Eli

1/21/2019 01:20:10 pm

I agree that he wouldn’t agree with the gay identity issues

Caden Caywood

1/21/2019 01:18:58 pm

Those are both so dangerous because when you’re ignorant and know what’s happening is wrong and still don’t change you are hurting not only yourself but others. I think that he would think that the racism still exists in today’s world.

Eli

1/21/2019 01:20:48 pm

I agree Caden

Will

1/21/2019 01:22:16 pm

Intelligent comment

Eli

1/21/2019 01:19:11 pm

The quote is saying that there is nothing more scary then knowing something is wrong and then choosing to be ignorant. I think that Martin Luther would be happy with how far we have come. Even thought we still have some problems it is not just one certain group it is everyone.

Dillon

1/21/2019 01:19:47 pm

I agree Eli.

Will

1/21/2019 01:22:32 pm

Nice thinking Eli

Will

1/21/2019 01:21:12 pm

Sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity is dangerous because as human we hate the feeling of being left out. Throughout the mid-19 century, African Americans experienced this hardship. He would very disappointed at what he thought he accomplished and the lives spent trying to provide equality.

Mackay

1/21/2019 01:21:53 pm

He is saying that people are ignoring the fact that there are problems in the world. I feel like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would see the progress being made. Although he would not be pleased with the small amount of change there has been.

Miriam

1/21/2019 01:22:00 pm

I feel at first he would be upset with where we have came but also proud. We have came a long way with race but there will always be those people that will have their options about it. The world will always has its problems and we can’t do anything about having different opinions

Brooke

1/21/2019 01:24:19 pm

It’s pretty dangerous because nobody stops what they are doing they know it’s bad but they keep agging it on and making it worse. I think that he would thing racism still exists it has gotten better from a long time ago but it’s still pretty bad.

Miriam

1/21/2019 01:25:19 pm

That is so true.

Chayla

1/21/2019 01:25:25 pm

It is saying that the real danger is people who knowingly ignore problems in the world. If MLK was in our world today he would be happy with how far we have come. I believe he would continue to advocate for more change.

Taylee Matthews

1/21/2019 01:25:44 pm

Sincere ingnorance is dangerous because it doesn’t phase anyone that does it. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would not be too pleased I think. But I feel like he would be proud in a way though.

Miriam

1/21/2019 01:27:19 pm

I agree with your statement

Jamie

1/21/2019 01:26:40 pm

It’s sad and seems like we’ve actually degrated instead of upgraded in a sense of where out predudice lies. You’d think racism would be dead in a ditch by now, but there are still people living in the past and letting patriarchal matrix get the best of their senses. The quote above is explaining how easy it is to push racial and racist issues out of the picture and cover it up with ignorance and stupidity.

Jordan

1/21/2019 01:28:24 pm

Great comment

Jaicei

1/21/2019 01:28:47 pm

I agree, great job Jamie

Jordan

1/21/2019 01:27:07 pm

He would probably be happy that we are trying to make a difference. He would probably be upset that racism is still a thing.

Jaicei

1/21/2019 01:27:59 pm

If Martin Luther King Jr. was able to see how it was today, I think he would be happy for how far we have come, but also a little upset that the whole racism thing isn’t completely in the past.

Taija

1/21/2019 01:28:01 pm

I think Martin Luther would’ve wanted less racism. At the same time it think he would be happy for the progress we have made. The quote is basically saying that ignorance can be scary at some points in time.

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