1. The Distortion of a Communal Ambition
The aforementioned perversion of the nature of the "Good Life" is the psychological consequence for societies who refuse to fight for the common good. ... In his letter, King portrays himself as a soldier for social justice who fights for the common good through love and nonviolent direct action (King). ... It does so by warping society's understanding of what the "Good Life" is. ... This reality, where people imagine the "Good Life" as a world so separated from its true meaning, is the culmination of the refusal to fight for social justice and the common ...
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