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Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
28. Ding!
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:51 AM
Jul 2016

I know he's said a lot of stupid stuff, but I wont throw a leftist scholar under the bus simply because I think he's totally wrong. Ya know, we're human beings, we get stuff totally wrong all the time.


“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.”
― Cornel West

“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.”
― Cornel West

“Music at its best...is the grand archeology into and transfiguration of our guttural cry, the great human effort to grasp in time our deepest passions and yearnings as prisoners of time. Profound music leads us--beyond language--to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial
heights of our silence. ”
― Cornel West, The Cornel West Reader

He's not my enemy... he's just wrong about Jill Stien

So that brings Jill Stein and her following to 5 people now? I'm feeling generous, politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #1
Agree. West is still self destructing. He could have Hortensis Jul 2016 #2
There is nothing 'extreme' about Cornel West's ideology AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #43
Steadfast is hardly a compliment when the Hortensis Jul 2016 #44
We heard the same sort of talk years ago AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #46
He believes in helping poor people something neither party has pushed for since LBJ. JRLeft Jul 2016 #47
"Am I reading something into it, or does he sound like he thinks Stein can win?" -- LOL MH1 Jul 2016 #3
West is a fucking idiot. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #4
irrelevant narcissist, he's just trolling as usual nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #5
Whatever, buddy. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #6
How the fuck was he a member of the Dem Party platform committee?... SidDithers Jul 2016 #7
What a complete dumbass! MohRokTah Jul 2016 #8
So, he'll do everything in his power to see the neo-fascist wins. baldguy Jul 2016 #9
And this is why I'm glad West was rebuffed repeatedly during the platform committee.. SaschaHM Jul 2016 #10
That man crazy frazzled Jul 2016 #11
Like I've said before here - he's an ivory-tower asshole. DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 #12
So someone gave him another 15 minutes of fame? Rex Jul 2016 #13
I understand the endorsement, but the Green Party ZombieHorde Jul 2016 #14
West is some kind of a weird savant. The_Casual_Observer Jul 2016 #15
Savant is too kind for that asshole. nolawarlock Jul 2016 #22
Yet he was allowed to help shape the Democratic platform EffieBlack Jul 2016 #16
First off...the 90s were the best economic period in US history.... JaneyVee Jul 2016 #17
I also thought Bill was President then. glennward Jul 2016 #18
Jill Stein is an anti-vaxxer on top of everything else. ehrnst Jul 2016 #19
Of course she is rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #34
Brother Cornel and Sister Doctor Jill Stein charlyvi Jul 2016 #20
What happened to Cornel West? Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #21
Ding! Skid Rogue Jul 2016 #28
He called Obama the first "n**ized President," and a "Republican in black-face" pnwmom Jul 2016 #32
Highly respected by other charlatans maybe rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #35
He started to believe his own hype mythology Jul 2016 #37
In addition to what others have pointed out, called President Obama a global George Zimmerman Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #42
Who cares if Cornel West endorses Stein she will run a poor fourth--the Libertarians book_worm Jul 2016 #23
This is likely so. They have big, big money behind them. merrily Jul 2016 #26
He has a right to endorse/support anyone he prefers senseandsensibility Jul 2016 #24
Yes, and we have the right to say he should never been invited pnwmom Jul 2016 #25
^^^This!!! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #27
Yes, and we can call out the hypocrisy and disgust of it. nolawarlock Jul 2016 #30
Yes he does. 840high Jul 2016 #31
Has anyone ever seen Cornel West and Camilla Paglia at the same time? The Second Stone Jul 2016 #29
Wasn't he on the DNC platform committee? One of the 99 Jul 2016 #33
Yes rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #36
He needs to be removed from the Platform Committee immediately. hrmjustin Jul 2016 #38
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Peacetrain Jul 2016 #39
I don't care what he thinks about the election. Zynx Jul 2016 #40
Earth to Jill Steiners - the US political system is BINARY - your choice like it or not is a middle Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2016 #41
Anyone who thinks Jill Stein will be President isn't playing with a full deck. BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #45
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