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RandySF

(59,414 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:11 PM Jan 2020

Dr. Cornel West on Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

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Brother Bernie and Brother Trump are authentic human beings in stark contrast to their donor-driven opponents.
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Dr. Cornel West on Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2020 OP

Cornel West who spent 8 years attacking Obama now defends Trump. Even if you support Bernie, hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1

I wonder if Dr. West still thinks Trump's an "authentic human being." SunSeeker Jan 2020 #2

I would bet that even Nancy Pelosi, flawed as he is, would still consider Trump a human being, vsrazdem Jan 2020 #8

That's not the point.. the tweet is BullShit.. Cha Jan 2020 #11

OFFS. Nothing about Trump is authentic, starting with the top of his head. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #20

Trump is an authentic Asshole ritapria Jan 2020 #3

cornell west doesn't know shit. Cha Jan 2020 #4

Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #15

And yet he doesn't know shit... an "activist" for stein's Fucking LIES.. Cha Jan 2020 #16

Brother Cornel: George II Jan 2020 #5

Yeah, the petty President Obama Hater.. Cha Jan 2020 #17

I couldn't think of a person who is more a symbol of pretense Hav Jan 2020 #6

that's not the only thing those 2 have in common nt msongs Jan 2020 #7

Authentic doesn't necessarily mean in a good way dlk Jan 2020 #9

It's pretty clear in context that he means it as a positive. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #12

No doubt dlk Jan 2020 #19

"Authentic" now means anti-establishment. betsuni Jan 2020 #10

Like Bernie, Cornel West Elevates Himself By Attacking Would Be Allies TomCADem Jan 2020 #13

Another Professor who is too smart for their own good. That makes 114,089 oldsoftie Jan 2020 #14

Brother Trump? Oh FFS NYMinute Jan 2020 #18

"brother trump" and west whines and drags on Cha Jan 2020 #21

hlthe2b

(102,419 posts)

1. Cornel West who spent 8 years attacking Obama now defends Trump. Even if you support Bernie,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:13 PM

Jan 2020

is there REALLY any MORE you need to know?

He's become the overly educated version of "Candace Owens" for the academic world.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SunSeeker

(51,745 posts)

2. I wonder if Dr. West still thinks Trump's an "authentic human being."

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:21 PM

Jan 2020

That tweet did not age well.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

vsrazdem

(2,177 posts)

8. I would bet that even Nancy Pelosi, flawed as he is, would still consider Trump a human being,

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:30 PM

Jan 2020

and there is no doubt he is authentic, and lets hope they broke the mold with him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cha

(297,809 posts)

11. That's not the point.. the tweet is BullShit..

Reply to vsrazdem (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 07:30 PM

Jan 2020

stupid cornell west saying others are Not "authentic".

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F******* West is so "committed to the truth" that he voted for Jill Steing's LIES that "trump and Hillary were the same.''

Some fucking commtiment, cornel. They have #45IMPEACHED Blood on their hands.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SunSeeker

(51,745 posts)

20. OFFS. Nothing about Trump is authentic, starting with the top of his head.

Reply to vsrazdem (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 10:56 PM

Jan 2020

What West was referring to was honesty, not whether he was an actual human being. Why else would he single out two candidates as "authentic human beings," when they are all human being beings?

West was dead wrong. Hopefully he's learned a few things since then.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ritapria

(1,812 posts)

3. Trump is an authentic Asshole

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:34 PM

Jan 2020

Who could disagree ?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cha

(297,809 posts)

4. cornell west doesn't know shit.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:02 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,347 posts)

15. Lol.

Reply to Cha (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 08:31 PM

Jan 2020

He has a BA from Harvard and a MA and PHD from Princeton.

Also, he’s an actual activist.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cha

(297,809 posts)

16. And yet he doesn't know shit... an "activist" for stein's Fucking LIES..

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 08:36 PM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

5. Brother Cornel:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:07 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,809 posts)

17. Yeah, the petty President Obama Hater..

Reply to George II (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 10:10 PM

Jan 2020

Cornel West v. Barack Obama

https://www.thenation.com/article/cornel-west-v-barack-obama/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hav

(5,969 posts)

6. I couldn't think of a person who is more a symbol of pretense

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:13 PM

Jan 2020

and make-belief. West is such an effing idiot in his attempt to prop up Bernie and shit on the actual Dems in the race.
What's authentic about lying probably more than all his predecessors combined. The so-called locker room talk, the pussy-grabbing and molesting is the true, authentic Trump and maybe that is what Cornel West likes. Trump being a racist is also his true self but not something to be proud about. Everything else about Trump screams phony.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

msongs

(67,462 posts)

7. that's not the only thing those 2 have in common nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:23 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

dlk

(11,582 posts)

9. Authentic doesn't necessarily mean in a good way

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:40 PM

Jan 2020

There are plenty of examples otherwise

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TwilightZone

(25,499 posts)

12. It's pretty clear in context that he means it as a positive.

Reply to dlk (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 07:41 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

dlk

(11,582 posts)

19. No doubt

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 10:50 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

betsuni

(25,687 posts)

10. "Authentic" now means anti-establishment.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 07:16 PM

Jan 2020

Populists.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)

13. Like Bernie, Cornel West Elevates Himself By Attacking Would Be Allies

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 07:58 PM

Jan 2020

Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates, in his later years, Cornel West is most well known for jealously attacking other African American leaders. The height of his hypocrisy was when he attended a so-called gathering on social justice issues hosted by Bernie Sanders.

However, it became clear that rather than focusing on social justice, the gathering excluded grass roots leader's in Bernie's state and featured celebrities who have long been associated with Bernie. It was a nice elitist event that ignored the people on the ground who fought for social justice.

At this stage of his career, rather than fight for social justice, Cornel starts petty disputes with folks who do not adequately kowtow to him.

https://www.vpr.org/post/we-find-ourselves-excluded-racial-justice-leaders-ask-bernie-sanders-get-program#stream/0

'We Find Ourselves Excluded': Racial Justice Leaders Ask Bernie Sanders 'To Get With The Program'

As Bernie Sanders seeks to broaden his national appeal among the black and Latino voters who would be critical to his success in a 2020 presidential campaign, the white senator from Vermont is struggling to improve a complicated relationship with racial justice leaders in his own backyard.

In an open letter to Sanders and an institute that now bears his name, more than a dozen racial and social justice advocates from across the state write that they’ve been “excluded” from the “national progressive movement that Senator Bernie Sanders is trying to foster.”

The flashpoint for this latest conflict between Sanders and prominent Vermonters of color came last week, when the Sanders Institute hosted a three-day “gathering” in Burlington that convened progressive luminaries from around the world.

Notably absent from the event, according to signatories of the open letter to Sanders, were the racial justice leaders from Vermont who have been working for decades on the civil rights issues the event sought to address.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden