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Hissyspit

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6. What's Behind Michael Dyson's Over-the-Top Takedown of Cornel West?

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 06:46 AM

Jun 2015

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cornell-wests-radical-critique-race-and-us-brutality-middle-east-driver-michael

In the twilight of the Obama era, Dyson has become a political prisoner trapped within the stultifying confines set by the president, his party, and network executives with little patience for dissent. He has linked his reputation to Obama’s legacy to an inextricable degree, prompting him to defend them both against their most relentless critic. Dressed up as a high-minded scholarly critique, his attack on West was ultimately an exercise in self-justification.

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TheGhost of Cornel West [View all] BigBearJohn Jun 2015 OP

Terrific article leftynyc Jun 2015 #1

"West has sacrificed friendships and cut ties with former comrades because he insists that only Cha Jun 2015 #2

Why is this showing back up? JonLP24 Jun 2015 #3

They can't make Sanders racist. TM99 Jun 2015 #5

That's the problem JonLP24 Jun 2015 #7

Dyson is a sociologist but throws around the narcissism TM99 Jun 2015 #10

I caught a little bit last summer JonLP24 Jun 2015 #16

I fail to see how West helps Sanders wyldwolf Jun 2015 #4

You're not missing anything. But, I bet Sanders thinks West can help him. leftofcool Jun 2015 #8

What's Behind Michael Dyson's Over-the-Top Takedown of Cornel West? Hissyspit Jun 2015 #6

Thank you for countering another bullshit OP. n/t FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #15

I like him dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #9

The New Republic has sought to trash the reputations of Chris Hedges and Cornel West RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #11

They are both heros to me, revolutionary heros. zeemike Jun 2015 #14

Posted to for later. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #12

Hard to take this sort of thing seriously. Vattel Jun 2015 #13

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2015 #17