Riz Khan - America's legendary intellectual -15 Apr 08-Pt 2

[papapetad]

Thank you brother Cornel for the wonderful message and for mentioning sir Marley and all the great musicians who shared these same values with the world

[SADMANMUSIC35]

smh@somebody posting hes ugly. i mean this PROFESSOR if u open your narrow mind up is giving u free knowledge and u talking about his looks. some people are borned with decayed brains.

[LeftLiberalSoCal]

Damn he is UGLY.

[Showyourself2730]

@LeftLiberalSoCal

How is this relevant to the topic being discussed?

[craigycasablanca]

@LeftLiberalSoCal Damn you are an Asshole !

[eddieiceman100]

Dr. Cornel West, very smart man, its great to see brave men like you that will stand up for whats right., thank you!

[2bprudent]

@eddieiceman100 I would like to say that I am surprised at Cornel West who blatantly called for the New World Order on the Jason Bermas movie Invisible Empire A New World Order Defined at 2:12:02. I am very shocked to here this man say from his own mouth that there do need to be a New World order seeing that this order is set for destruction of human life.

[seroMU]

i dont agree with all - sorry, but especially with the terms "lesbian sisters etc" - but. HEY, it`s okay. Because this man is to great and very , very sympathic.

WHAT MAKES HIM SPECIAL IS; THAT HE IS NOT ONGLY GIVE INFORMATION, BUT HE ALSO GIVE INSPERATION!!! so much love for this man.

salams from kurdistan.

[pedrom41]

I love brother Dr. West!

[msscott73]

I agree with being against oppression in every from or shade. I also agree with the scapegoating too. I agree with the white poor suffering too and I'm a black man and have seen many times of suffering. I agree with his take on hip hop and the race not being taken out off the presidential elections.

[stiofan33]

bling bling and g-string

Great!

[nomania]

Okay, I love Mr. Cornel and agree with most of what he said. I gotta say though that I disagree with his take on hip-hop. I believe the Blues which is also originated from the Black culture is far more powerful and better than hip-hop/rap. Thats just my opinion though

[StraightTalk2]

Who is this man? He sounds like your typical idiot. He certainly doesn't sound like an intellectual but he could be legendary in Kuwait.

About Obama. He seems to follow Bush in the 2 wars, but has an amazing capacity to print money which will not only sink the dollar but kill the US.

Remember AlJazeera is an Islamic propagandaist vehicle. If they think that someone can help in reductng the power of the US and the growth of Islam, then he is invited on the channel, and this man clearly does.

[benjibenjo1]

This is Cornell west. He holds a PhD. and is a professor. U call him an idiot. It shows how ignorant you are.

[StraightTalk2]

I know .... to Negroes someone who has got a PhD even in some hilarious subject like "Black Studies" (Black Studies was meant to equate wit Europeans, Chinese, Mexicans etc who could point out to land, history, written records etc. American Negroes tried a different route ... raiding the history of the Egyptians, North Africans, Jews, Mexicans, Greeks, Chinese, Spaniards, Italians, practically everyone. It comes easy to them because anyone who is not 100% European is ... "black"

[jayevens]

False, False, False.

You got it twisted. The so called American Negro never raided anyone's history. The "American Negro" was tricked and still is tricked into believing that they have no intrinsic value.

This was done by revisionist historians that had an agenda of white supremacy E.g. White Jesus.

The rule about anyone who is not 100% European was created by the European. It's called the one drop rule. Anyone having one drop of "Black" blood was considered black.

That's straight talk.

[Rahkhanoa]

... We Egyptians are Africans you fool, Hahahhahaaaa, thank Us Africans in the next life for teaching you foolish unspiritual europeans how to live, For in this life you have indeed been ungratful..small brain small penis? END OF DEBATE

[StraightTalk2]

What you mean is that you are a Negro living in Britain, because Negroes find it difficult to make a living in their own land. Everyone knows this. One can roam the world and everywhere they live in slums, favelas, bidonvilles. And for whatever reasons they speak non-african languages English (sort of), French (sort of). They risk drowning to live in Europe .

[7blackphantom7]

@StraightTalk2 shut up dumb honky

[Showyourself2730]

@StraightTalk2

I wonder why that is, care to tell us. I look forward to hearing your intelligent and unbiased opinion.

[ThankYouAndHello]

@Rahkhanoa If you can only be tall when someone is on their knees then you have a serious problem.

Stop this propergation of dominance, there is no end to this debate; why close your eyes to the Greeks?

[7blackphantom7]

@ThankYouAndHello shut up dumb honky

[ThankYouAndHello]

@7blackphantom7 I guess you missed my point.

'shut up dumb honky' - '...you have a serious problem'.

[drumma4lyfe06]

You asses dont have no clue what you all ar talkin' bout. Dr. West is a prolific intellectual.

[911WasDoneByMenWhite]

Cornel West is 1 of America's biggest fools. The Arab world should have nothing to do with a man ( Cornel West ) who stated on TV ( HBO ) that he believes that Arabs committed the tragic events of 9/11, when the evidence clearly shows that Arabs were NOT responsible for 9/11.

[rccola8282]

You sound intellegent. You seem to see through all of the b.s. with your research and vision...........lol

[zolfezolfe]

two word,, black and intellectual???????

[rccola8282]

whats your point?

[leballin05]

omg hes not legendary and hes not an intellectual. If people just wanted hope, give them kids beating cancer reality tv. people want more than hope Cornell

[seans10]

"legendary intellectual" overstates it by quite a bit.

[kaiyeem]

kvjhedfbv, ha ha ha lmfao Obama won idiot, to bad for old man McCain

[Hejhvordanhardudet]

I like thus guy. From now on, all call him "brotha Cornel"

[bosman1988]

He's awesome as an intellectual and a human being, no doubt.

[lloydreggie]

what else would he be? An alien? lol

[7blackphantom7]

@Hejhvordanhardudet yes brother cornel was even in the matrix movies he influences alot of people.

[2bprudent]

@Hejhvordanhardudet Please view Cornel West on Jason Bermas movie Invisible Empire A New World Order Defined at 2:12:02 and could you tell me your feeilngs on this. Something is wrong here.

[Shaft2009]

such a nice interview

thank you Anand

[kvjhedfbv]

This sounds like an Al Qaida member.

[Shaft2009]

Al-Qaida has played us bad, they tricked your dumb-inbred leader into a self destructing mode. They are making us commit suicide voluntarily, not to mention pay more for gas.

[kvjhedfbv]

The Al Qaida is being destroyed. Hahahahaha

[Shaft2009]

If they were destroyed we would not be bogged down in Iraq would we?

How about appealing to our friends to help carry the burden in Afganistan?

You didn't think about that when you made the above comment did you???

[kvjhedfbv]

Who's bogged down in Iraq? Troops are coming home and some will go to Afghanistan to help the bogged down NATO losers.

The world would be destroyed without Americans.

[Shaft2009]

I agree with one point that the world would not be the same without America, but we do not want a banckrapted America do we? We also do not want economically depressed America do we, WHAT WE WANT IS a working America, a bustling America, an America full of hope and opportunity, the same America before Pres GWB. Thanks to him, we don't have a happy America. Soon after Pres. Obama takes over work will begin to repair the lost glory, after sweeping the current administration out of the White House.

[kvjhedfbv]

President Bush made you poor and unhappy? Hahahaha

I think you would be happier in Venezuela.

Hugo Chavez can keep you poor and you can watch him on TV hate those rich Americans.

Obama is not going to give you money. Hahahaha

[Shaft2009]

Pres GWB made America poorer, very small number of rich people were made richer at the expense of the middle class. Why mention Venezuela? their poor are doing better under their current leader, while our middle class gor rail-roaded under GWB!

I do not need money from Obama, I just need him to reverse GWB's failed economic policy and long the way fix the energy crisis in America. After all GWB has ordered free money to be spread all around and did nothing to stimulate the economy.

[kvjhedfbv]

How is America poor?

We have tax revenues of almost $3 Trillion. hahahahaha

[Shaft2009]

You sure are having difficulties understanding basic economic theory. All the $3Tril is about to dissipate into the thin air. America's money is turning into paper. The economy is staggering, -more like swaying like a pendulum- Unless GWB is out soon we may experience the same fate as Zimbabwe, -economic free fall! At least they had some grace period before their economy melted in the African sun, but we do not have that much time.

JUST MAKE HIM LEAVE!!!

The sooner he leaves the better!!!

[kvjhedfbv]

Hahahaha the sooner Bush leaves, the sooner the Al Qaida will rejoice. Terrorists have never dealt with such a tough man.

I hate to pop your hate bubble, but tax revenues have doubled under Bush.

Americans rule the universe!

[Shaft2009]

America's tax revenue may have grown very little not because Pres. GWB has anything to do with it, its just a normal phenomenon when population increases revenue grows, during the two Clinton tenure the revenue grew and left us with so much surplus, thanks to the "tough man" as you refer him to, we lost it all! America used to be the best country in the world now she is losing her standing thanks to Pres.GWB. Nuff said, soon all that will change under Pres. Obama.

OBAMA for 2008!!!

[kvjhedfbv]

22 NATO members are violating the NATO treaty in Afghanistan.

Europeans are a bunch of cowards.

[Shaft2009]

Europeans are NOT "bunch of cowards." They knew "tough man" was looking to dump the responsibilities of Afganistan on them and go for Iraq oil fields, they are not stupid like you seem to think. They are just strategic thinkers unlike our "tough man." Now they are ready to work with the next president (likely Barack Obama).They have already promised to chip in with manpower and resources to stabilize Afganistan.I think they are willing to shoulder their responsibilities according to NATO charter

[kvjhedfbv]

The Al Qaida has defeated Europe.

Europe has surrendered!

[Shaft2009]

That is just a baloney, what you are saying is delusional ultra-conservatives talk. Al-Qaida is a shadowy organization many trade on, but with no headquarter, only one sickly leader who does not even believe his own shadow with constantly moving around. The only way to get him is to encircle where his hideout is, the hills bordering Afgan/Pakistan. President Obama's fist day task will be to get him, unless "tough man" gets serious about sending this filthy terrorist to hell where he belongs.

[kvjhedfbv]

Read the NATO treaty and get back too me.

[Shaft2009]

NATO was designed to counter Soviet influence, which five years later USSR designed Warsaw treaty. Core NATO treaty guarantees member states the right of refusal to take part.

The Berlin Plus agreement is a comprehensive package of agreements between NATO and EU in Dec-2002. In this agreement EU is given the possibility to use NATO assets in case it wanted to act independently in an international crisis, on the condition that NATO does not want to act itself -- the "right of first refusal."

[kvjhedfbv]

NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.

Europeans do not have the intelligence to know that terrorism must not be tolerated.

[Shaft2009]

NATO is not as strong of an organization as it once was, member states aren't as much bound by fear as they used to be. The threat from USSR and WARSAW is no longer there. Hence, NATO has become a liability for older member states, Iraq was a test case. New states like Georgia, Ukraine, Minsk and Poland are working hard to get in, they are adolescent states so to speak, and their desire to be admitted is justified. Everything is based on interest.

EU does not tolerate terrorism, no one does.

[kvjhedfbv]

The EU does not fight terrorism.

[kvjhedfbv]

Europeans are being attacked on their own soil by terrorists and they attack Americans for fighting the same terrorists?

This is why the Al Qaida attacks the weak.

[Shaft2009]

There are nearly a billion Moslems in the world and its easy to find a few angry out of a billion, if they decide to attack the West and trade on the name does not automatically make them a member of Al-qaida.

They only successed attacking UK and Spain, after 9/11. It just happen that there is a lot of resentment from Moslem world because the Bush administration invaded Iraq under false pretense. They are showing their anger by attacking the west and trade on the name alqaida.

[kvjhedfbv]

Then you are saying all Muslims should be killed?

[Shaft2009]

Out of a billion Muslems less than 5% are anti-human radicals with animalized instinct who can't wait to get to hell, and the problem is they wanna take as many rational humans along with. Sending those terrorists virusized with animal instict to hell -if possible alone- should be the priority of the next administration, but killing the whole 1-bil including those over 95% decent human beings is MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND UNJUSTIFIABLE BY ANY MEASUREMENT,IT WOULD BE LIKE MIRRORING THE TERRORISTS!

[kvjhedfbv]

Interesting.

It seems it only takes one terrorist to poison the Denver water supply for the Democrat Convention.

I no longer think Muslim terrorists are a threat.

[Shaft2009]

The Democratic Party Convention in Denver will be a successful one; no worry about terrorist attacks in the US heartland. Anthrax murderer (Bruce Ivins) has already left for hell, one less terrorist to worry about. Unfortunately, he killed two innocent citizens before he took the express lane to hell to join other crazy murderers like Tim McVey. I don't think there's anymore crazy scientist like him, since information sharing was forced between CIA and FBI,safety in the US has never been better.

[kvjhedfbv]

Obama, the dumb ass can not answer simple questions. Hahahaha

Obama is a good crack head but he is too stupid to be President.

Obama should be selling crack.

[Shaft2009]

Exactly in 5-month cleaning the mess your inbred will have left behind will begin. Its funny to see GWB's policy twin(Sen McCain) talking to himself,I think he is experiencing a senior's moment. He questions Sen Obama's precisely calibrated judgment,I can only say look whose talking! Our man was able to sieve thru the garbage information Pres GWB was feeding everyone,only a few leader potential Senators refused to eat what GWB was serving. However GWB's policy twin ate the garbage served to him.

[kvjhedfbv]

Hahahaha Obama is falling like a rock in the polls.

McCain leads by 5% now.

Obama has been exposed for being a clueless moron!

[Shaft2009]

Sen Obama is NOT falling, like any front-runner politician he is experiencing a hiccup that can be corrected. Once he announces a running mate tonight things are going to get better.Personally, I would prefer Sen Clinton on the ticket, for they make the best duo. With Sen Obama having precisely calibrated mind must be complemented by a shrewd politician that gets things faster than they appear. Sen Clinton's understanding of real politics can only be described by a metaphysical hypothesis.

[Shaft2009]

Sen McCain is the one with serious number problem, he was unable to count how many homes he owns, numeric ain't his forte. The 5% lead is just media hype, Sen McCain has admitted on a national television HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND the intricacies of how the economy works. Adding this new home counting problem, I would say he is not ready to handle such a huge responsibility of leading the free world At this moment what America needs is someone good with numbers, Sen Obama is excellent with numbers.

[83king]

obama won lol  haaahaaa

[kvjhedfbv]

Hussein is choosing Bush cronies for his cabinet.

You were fooled into being a slave for rich elitists like Hussein and his first witch. Hahahahahaha

4 more years of the same!

[kilm25]

Cornel West is cool. he actually engages the public and offers his thoughts unlike other pompous know it all professors...

[heybamanba]

I can hear the conversations around the american dinner table right now. I don't like him, he makes me feel stupid. All you sheep criticize him for airing your elites dirty laundry. As he said, the TRUTH HURTS.Look at the releasing of the Pentagon Papers by Senator Gravel. What percentage of your students are taught to be wary of this behavior in their government. Isn't that more of a threat to democracy than communism and even terrorism.

[knight91105]

This guy sells his books on free market economy and charges fees (from both venue and spectators) but critizes capitalism. Any nation saying we don't deserve him please feel free to claim him. He is an idiot, don't like hearing him called american nor intellectual. AND i'm a liberal who is opposed to the war so up yours if you don't like wat i said.

[atlscribe]

He needs to earn money to survive doesn't he?

[knight91105]

He, chomsky, and zinn r all tenored professor gettin 6 figures from a government job. They spew bad poetry & idoits praise them like their thomas mann or jefferson which they ain't. These fools r nothing but very expensive welfare recipients. Cornell West would b riding a child's bicycle to the muslim run store to buy a 40 w/ he's old lady's welfare check if it wasn't for affirmative action givin him a underserved job.

[atlscribe]

With his tenure and qualifications, do you think couldn't have gotten a lucrative 9-5 he wanted to?

[knight91105]

NOPE! His so called field is one the business world calls "unmarketable". African American Studies is nothing but a propaganda make belive, ax to grind, artifically created "scholarly" field. Much like Kwanza it was created. Almost like it was created by the white good old boy sys. "let them have that AA studies, they'll never get a real job w/ that." His constant references to Marxism & criticism of capitalism would get him laughed at in the real world. Outside academia, he's unemployable.

[LPNET1]

"knight" who cares about being employed by amerikkka, He speaks the truth and america, particularly white america can't handle the truth. They will never admit to the overwhelming amount of injustices against blacks, NEVER and that is the real world!!!

[knight91105]

Truth is that every1 is making progress except those who whine n complain n that goes 4 all skin colors, ethnic groups what have you. This "scholar" puts his own picture on his "books". The story is about him and not any subject, he is sellin a pathetic BS product to stupid weak minded individuals. And no1 should give a Damn about things in the past, that's a good thing not a bad thing. Blacks r fallin behind every1 else b/c they play the victim card the most instead of goin 4 it thru effort

[Quietlydoesit]

Knight01105: You really are stupid and shortshighted. Chomsky et al seem to be precluded from any criticism of the oligarchs of America because they have govenment jobs!!! Are you such a fucking poodle that you wouldn't dare criticize your management or shareholders because they gave you a job.....yassa yassa yassboss. You fucking worm. Get some balls son. The people pay public servants' wages not the government officials. Bush isn't god nor is cheyney nor any of the rats in the whitehouse.

[knight91105]

This is y I've decided to leave the youtube circus. No matter how logical an argument it always leads to personal attacks w/ trolls sayin nasty lil things they would nevr say 2 ur face. Quiet, if u met me in real life u would shit n piss ur lil pants n beg 2 give me a blowjob to prevent an asswhoppin. This is it, impossible to have an intelligent debate when when cowards can hide behind the keyboard. I will reply no further. Would like cornel 2 name 1 sucessful marxist nation though.

[Quietlydoesit]

Well you are such a good advertisement for rational debate and truthseeking.

You are so stupid you don't even realize what confirmation of my original critisim you have presented here.

You are a thug by natural inclination and I can assure you son that I wouldn't beg anything from you. I've faced real men with real bad intent and they didn't make me shit anything...sure I was scared but I didn't run and I didn't lose either. So dream your dream bully boy.

[Quietlydoesit]

Cuba is successful despite illegal bullying sanctions from America, the world's bully, they still have better healthcare than you do in the good old US of A. They still give scholarships to poor American black students who can't afford an education in their own country. Read more and write less is my advice to you son.

[knight91105]

Cuba is so successful that its ppl make raft out of intertubes & risk shark infested waters during hurricane season to escape to the evil USA. Wish we would take lesson from castro though. In 1970s he dumped his undesirables on Miami. Wish we would dumb all are criminals n welfare reciepients on cuba. USA would be trash free then.

[lloydreggie]

i have noticed the continuous link you make between minorities and wellfare recipients. Perhaps you do so unconciously, but you do understand what that says about you, don't you? PLEASE tell me you are not THAT stupid. I'm guessing white people (which by the way is the largest group by race of wellfare recipients in this nation) don't recieve wellfare at all in your fantasy little mind. I'll take a quick guess her. you from tenessee? tx? NM?

[HaloedG]

I can name one. China.

[knight91105]

China was an absolute disaster until 1979 when their president convinced the politburo to totally shift the economy away from socialism to free market capitalism. Chine is marxist only in name and not even that for much often. China was a failure from 1949-79 then the "white cat/ black cat who cares as long as the cat catches mice" speach. China is a authoritarian regime that practices free market capitalism. There are no sucessful marxist nations, the system doesn't work.

[lloydreggie]

A racist is forever a racist, and i rather live with a blatant and unmitigated bigot who tells me in my face what he thinks, than one that attempts to "engage in debate" and uses "arguments" to seem "unbiased" by making subtle and racially charged statements. Give it up already.

[lloydreggie]

hahaha what a farce to call yourself a 'liberal'. I smell a plastic shield in an attempt to defend yourself from the bullshit that really is. Here's a surprise for you. We liberal puke right over your mentality, we liberals take a dump on you! How you like us real liberals now? hahaha, oh snap, i was gonna say i am a conservative by the way. My bad. lol

[Quietlydoesit]

this is the cheapest pathetic routine criticism that all rightwing pricks come up with. "The guy sells his books yet criticizes capitalism" Capitalism should be beyond criticism then uless a person is willing to relinquish commercial transactions completely? Grow up Knight91105

...it is ridiculous to even waste finger movement to argue such a moronic position.

[SuperEntrepreneur]

Dr Cornel West talks a lot of sense and is aware of the reality of the American empire thus making him unique from many of the ignorant arrogant Americans.

[blackxavior]

He is also unique from the many ignorant arrogant Europeans.

[edeto16]

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CAUGHT BARACK OBAMA LYING

The doctrine of Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC) is NOT The TRUE gospel of the Lord Jesus, but a FALSE GOSPEL: The Black Liberation Theology . IT IS A RACE CULT !

THE OBAMAS ARE SUPREMACISTS IN SHEEPS CLOTHES,

Do not Damn USA! Vote your CONSCIENCE !

[blackgargamel]

Passionnant, merci!

[Waranle]

brick4sale shut the fuck you stupid idiot not all black american like rappers, you sound like a fucking bigot to me

[Waranle]

he was 18years old when he went to harvard! Cornel West your the best!

[abstractintelligence]

17 - Correction

[brick4sale]

It would be nice if black men looked up to someone like him rather than rappers and athletes. I saw this guy in Street Fights, where he endorsed Cory Booker. It's a good documentary; it also shows a sad factor with black Americans they are more anti-intellectual than the rest of Americans.

[blackxavior]

I wish Dr. West could get some air time on American television.

[abstractintelligence]

They don't deserve him!!!

[blackxavior]

He is a product of the American system why don't we deserve Him?

[abstractintelligence]

The American Mainstream Press does not deserve his unfiltered and unmitigated insight. And to your contention, If he was a product of the American Press, his thinking would be radically different from a revolutionary approach to systemic and structural impediments against minorities. Malcolm said: If a Cat has Kittens in the oven, do you call them biscuits?

[blackxavior]

I did not say press i said system. The press may not deserve him but the people do. If a Cat has Kittens in the oven, do you call them biscuits? Is commonly said by the Catholic Irish(native) about the Protestant Irish (native for hundreds of years). It is an allusion to why they should be killing each other. The quote is saying the Protestant Irish born in Ireland and living there all there life aren't Irish. The quote is ridiculous and divisive.

[abstractintelligence]

The American System is relatively synonymous with the American Press, as every major newpaper and Television Show endorsed the Iraq War. When you look at the ingenuity and un-intimidated truth-telling of Democracy Now! and Bill Moyers Journal, you understand how vastly apart those outlets of Journalism are from the monolithic American-Press-System.

[abstractintelligence]

So, to reiterate my contention, Dr. Cornel West is less likely to be appreciated by CNN, MSNBC or Fox News, but independent media outlets such as Al Jazeera, PBS, Free Speech TV, display a charasteristic that alienates them from solidarity with the American Press...

[blackxavior]

I don't understand why you don't want Dr. West to get airtime in prime time. Where he can get more exposure and influence more people. Who cares if the outlet appreciates him or not. I will reiterate my point i wish he could get more exposure. Would you rather have Dr. West on bill O'riley or some idiot from the new black panther party?

[abstractintelligence]

The Bill O'reilly audience already have their minds made up vis-a-vis their perception of Race in America. And Malik Shabazz is no idiot. From time to time, he might disperse incendiary rhetoric, but that's no different from what Lou Dobbs, Sen Hannity or Bill O'reilly are comfortble with. Dr. West already has a favourable acceptance and strong appreciation within the Independent Media Circle: PBS, NPR, Democracy Now! and PRI...

[abstractintelligence]

Lastly, for a world-renowned Scholar and widly venerated Teacher, anyone who hasn't come to the realization of Dr. West's Wisdom, willfully decides to be ignorant...

[desidesi21]

As an American, I found this speaker to be refreshingly honest. For a change, I saw someone who's above political correctness when speaking up for the truth! Hats Off for inviting such people on your shows!

[ArcticGarlicX2]

Is this a joke? A Saturday Night Live skit perhaps? If not, Whoa! What planet is this?

[episteme420]

Is what a joke, this interview? It appears that you would rather remain a person of instinct instead of one of intuition.

[nicholas9999]

arctic: Cornel West, Harvard undergrad, graduated 1973; Princeton gets ph.d. 1980, back to harvard, then several stops along the way toward princeton, now on the faculty there. Can you be more specific about what you thought was a joke?

[CaliforniaAfrican]

California's very own native son! Dr. West, you are incredible.  We ARE paying attention.