05-31-2021, 01:51 AM
(11-21-2019, 07:08 PM)ResidentArtist Wrote: I'm torn on whether Martin Luther King Jr. could be considered an anomaly. He was born in the Silent Generation right as the Great Depression was getting started, but seems like he fits more with the Prophet archetype in terms of being a 2T religious awakening leader. He would fit in well with the likes of Martin Luther and George Whitfield in that regard. "I Have a Dream" is also a very idealistic speech to give. But at the same time, I'm also not sure how unusual it is for Artists to pursue careers in religious work.
S&H went into this in Generations. While MLK was pretty idealistic, the role he played in history is right in line with his generation. Artists find, as time passes, that, though they themselves were born "ten years too early or ten years too late," they can begin to direct the passions and steer the crusades of the young Prophets. The phrase "don't trust anyone over 30," associated with Boomers and the 20th century 2T, was coined by a Silent (Jack Weinberg, born 1940). Leading an idealistic movement of young people while being older than most of them, as MLK did, is a very Artist thing to do.