The Department of Defense caused a stir with this tweet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing
— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) January 20, 2014
You can almost hear the heads exploding already.
The negative reaction from DoD critics was swift:
Coming from the @DeptofDefense this is a truly inappropriate tweet https://t.co/UwuplojBit
— Alice Marshall (@PrestoVivace) January 20, 2014
.@DeptofDefense "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government." – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 4/4/1967
— vogelfrei (@nerdosyndical) January 20, 2014
Oh no you didn't RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing
— sam r jewler (@samrjewler) January 20, 2014
@DeptofDefense U.S. agencies found guilty of assassinating #MartinLutherKing http://t.co/NBdTkjYvu2 fuck you DoD
— Codeine Coma boB (@Ghostpickles) January 20, 2014
This is a bit spooky. RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) January 20, 2014
Really??? RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr. #MartinLutherKing
— msummer (@msummer) January 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/croberts5/status/425389357260746752
@tejucole @DeptofDefense
"We kill people before their time. So do something important before you get killed."— どん同るどのが (@El_Chazcon) January 20, 2014
Woah! Had to verify this wasn't parody. RT “@DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr.”
— Abe Greenspoon (@worldofabe) January 20, 2014
Is this how you toast wedding parties in Yemen? RT @DeptofDefense: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK
— Laila Lalami (@LailaLalami) January 20, 2014
Good advice if you're living in drone country MT @deptofdefense "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." MLK Jr
— Jeremy Weiland (@jeremy6d) January 20, 2014
Start writing the retraction and polish in your resume//@DeptofDefense:"The quality,not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.
— StPaddysPrince (@theJoshBanks) January 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/QueerDiscOx/status/425385753967742976
@tejucole @DeptofDefense not a sinister choice of quote for the DoD. No not at all
— Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple) January 20, 2014
@tejucole @DeptofDefense pretty sure that quote is emblazoned on the side of an F-16
— Drew Nelles (@dsnelles) January 20, 2014
What was MLK’s stance on gratuitous profanity?
.@DeptofDefense @MrDuttonPeabody holy fucking fuck that is so creepy and fucked up.
— FKA Adorable (@LoriAdorable) January 20, 2014
