What would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say about America in 2025?
America stands at a precipice, peering into an abyss of its own making. I have spent my life preaching the gospel of love, justice, and brotherhood, yet as I near the end of my journey, I cannot shake the growing realization that we as a nation are marching toward moral and spiritual ruin. If America does not awaken from its slumber of complacency, it will find itself engulfed in the flames of its own hatred, greed, and indifference.
One of the greatest sins of this nation is its blatant disregard for the poor. Our economic system thrives on exploitation, where the rich grow richer on the backs of the underprivileged. I once dreamed that America could be a land where prosperity is shared, yet I now see that capitalism, as it is practiced, has become a monster devouring the least among us. If we do not address economic injustice—if we continue to allow millions to starve while a few live in obscene wealth—this nation will collapse under the weight of its own hypocrisy.
Though we have won battles, we have not yet won the war. Racism, that insidious disease, still infects the very soul of America. While the Civil Rights Movement has brought forth legislative victories, hearts remain hardened, and systems remain rigged against Black and brown people. I fear that America has mistaken token progress for true transformation. If this country does not repent for the centuries of oppression, if it does not dismantle the institutions that uphold white supremacy, then it will burn in the fire of its own making.
America has become addicted to war, pouring billions into instruments of death while claiming to be the land of freedom and democracy. We send our sons to die in foreign lands while neglecting the suffering of our own people. How can a nation claim to be a beacon of peace when it thrives on bloodshed? If America does not turn from its path of militarism, if it does not embrace diplomacy and compassion over bombs and bullets, it will be consumed by the very violence it perpetuates.
I once stood on the mountaintop and saw the Promised Land, but now I fear that America may never reach it. The nation is at a crossroads: will it choose justice, or will it succumb to the forces of greed, racism, and war? If America does not change course, it will indeed go to hell—not in some distant, theological sense, but in the real suffering of its people, in the burning cities, in the despair of the poor, and in the destruction of its own soul.
Yet, I still have hope. If America repents, if it turns away from its sins and embraces the radical love of justice, then perhaps it can still be saved. But time is running out, and the fire is closing in.
This article was written from what we believe would be Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s point of view. As we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us never forget that racism and white supremacy are thriving in 2025.
