Cornel West: To Be a Leftist in the 21st Century (3/3)

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[stevoNYC]

I'm a young white man and I find myself inspired by Dr. West. His message isn't one of division and hate but love and respect for your fellow human being regardless of their external appearance.

[Egggbutt]

He's not telling you "Fuck you, White Boy", he's asking you to wake up and come to terms with the legacy of an ugly ideology that is still prevalent in America today. Resistance to white supremacy is not black supremacy, that's not what Dr. West is about. He's about getting America, white America included to take part in socratic questioning of the status quo.

Workers of the World, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains!

[paultorgas]

white black it doesn't matter. We have to come together as people and do the right thing and always be guided by that.

[eirefrance]

@USA4July1776 The left is Marxist? Hmmmmm......

[RainmanCT]

Brother West is an amazing speaker and should have a lot more TV time. He speaks in a language easily understandable by the average Joe with a message of brotherhood and community sorely missing from the discourse of big media.

[xvegansxex]

@stevoNYC Me too, I'm white and i'm not even american but i often find myself watching these videos, we can only learn from this man.

[mthakore]

@SoulstylistJukebox I'm assuming you're african american and you're taking my post personally. I'm not white by the way, I'm asian. So, to elaborate on my point, look at any news station, CNN, MSNBC, FOX. Any time you see a black person featured (if he is not being interviewed and if he is not a black reporter), it is a racial issue. Do not take my comment personally. I'm just point it out. Black leaders today are Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson... relics from the civil rights movement.

[SoulstylistJukebox]

@mthakore You assume too much. So tell me, what percentage of "black people" play the "blame game"? When you've finished your research of what black people think and do come back and let me know. I'd love to know. Cheers.

[83leaf]

@mthakore he has the same mindsit as many black leaders 'Change" as far as what we been yelling for the last 400 years, some blacks ask for it and some blacks demand it but the point is the same. Also mr. west followed Dr. king which should tell you what hes about and he also is smart enought to relate our issues as blacks to other groups and cultures who should have been woke up

[mthakore]

It's a shame that a lot of black people don't have the mindset of Dr. Cornell West. He doesn't play the blame game. He's a good educated and logical human being.

[lriggin1]

@guitaristxcore I think you're absolutely correct. Young people are losing the ability to have civil discussions, so they shy away from the important conversations that are needed to propel society in the right (or left) direction. I'm not sure how we begin to change that.