so much heat..so little light..
did anyone actually watch the interview..
i suppose a professor of philosophy is too highbrow for the trolls who infest this, and other, sites
can anyone seriously say that this man is worse than the two sclerotic cartoons on offer by the useless mass media
a thumbnail for those with attention spans shorter than a minute
"West has described himself as a "non-
Marxist socialist" (partly because he does not view Marxism and Christianity as reconcilable)
[90] and previously served as honorary chairman of the
Democratic Socialists of America, which he has described as "the first multiracial, socialist organization close enough to my politics that I could join."
[18] In the
Matrix-themed documentary entitled,
The Burly Man Chronicles, he described himself as a "radical democrat, suspicious of all forms of authority".
[91]
West believes that "the overthrow of
Saddam Hussein's ugly totalitarian regime was desirable",
[92] but that the
war in Iraq was the result of "dishonest manipulation" on the part of the Bush administration.
[93] He asserts that Bush administration
hawks "are not simply conservative elites and right-wing ideologues", but rather are "evangelical nihilists – drunk with power and driven by grand delusions of American domination of the world". He adds, "[we now] are experiencing the sad gangsterization of America, an unbridled grasp at power, wealth, and status". Viewing capitalism as the root cause of these alleged American lusts, West warns, "
Free-market fundamentalism trivializes the concern for public interest. It puts fear and insecurity in the hearts of anxiety-ridden workers. It also makes money-driven, poll-obsessed elected officials deferential to corporate goals of profit – often at the cost of the common good."
[94]
en.wikipedia.org
comrade stalin
new york city