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[–]SusanJ 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

https://twitter.com/realnikohouse/status/1700240553009426441

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Just had a powerful conversation with @CornelWest about many things including the convo with Jimmy Dore. He makes himself more clear and he opened himself up to listen to my rendition of Jimmy’s perspective while also stressing the importance of his perspective as well. Some of the truths will be uncomfortable for some to hear, but are truths nonetheless. The desire to fight for national and international class consciousness in its entirety was a consistent theme. And the conversation became real on a personal level many may not have expected but hopefully will appreciate. Hoping that those who listen to this interview truly listen.

I’ll be talking to Jimmy as well to better understand his perspective and both interviews will drop on Tuesday.

Anxious to see if leftists in the auxiliary are capable as listening to dissenting opinions as they are at screaming at each other when disagreements and tough conversations get uncomfortable 1:11 PM · Sep 8, 2023

[–]emorej 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Looking forward to learning whether Cornel is willing and able to transition (in Jimmy's words):

  • from "Black radical activist" [although Cornel is much better described as "moral conscience/model and culture integrator"],
  • to "Presidential candidate" seriously trying to achieve major impact on electoral horse races and media coverage of them.

[–]SusanJ 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

With Peter Daou's hire as his new campaign manager, I think you will see a fire lit under Cornel West that we all hoped for. I'm very pleased about this new development!

[–]emorej 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Without diminishing my appreciation for your engagement on WOTB, my hopes have been greatly weakened (although I acknowledge that every first time Presidential candidate must climb a steep learning curve). Notable concerns [!] of mine include:

A. Peter:

  • Does Peter have any track record of lighting electoral fires anywhere outside Twitter?
  • Is Twitter the place where Cornel can building momentum in public polling?

B. Cornel: seemed to flash some fundamental weaknesses in the Jimmy Dore interview, notably:

  1. Minimizing the establishment’s Fascist Censorship, which has been mobilized on behalf of Joe Biden indeed (per Jimmy) ensures that reserving the “Fascist” label for Trump is perceived by Trump-sympathizers as labelling them as Fascist enablers – and/or as morons – at a time when reaction against those precise labels is a major reason for their overlooking, or even reveling in, Trump’s political vandalism.

  2. Dismissing “RICO” prosecutions as a politically neutral “tool”, in the face of Jimmy’s topical and devastating linkage of the two Georgia State “RICO” prosecutions, of (i) Lefty organizers against Atlanta’ Cop City, alongside (ii) Trump’s interventions in vote-counting, would have merited an “F” from Professor West in any class he taught on logic, rhetoric, or anything else.

  3. Taking a “utilitarian” attitude towards Black (and other) voters (not least by acknowledging how many of them are not on-board with simply and unconditionally adding of “precious trans” to a laundry list of analogously oppressed minorities) is precisely a key part of any strategy hoping to break out from the previously tiny vote counts of Green Party Presidential nominees – especially in the face of Jimmy displaying the Green Party “Black” Caucus’s public dissent from Fauci-Biden-Hawkins Covid policies.

  4. Taking offense at Jimmy’s mentions of “your advisors” not only ignored the fact that advisory panels are a core part of every serious Presidential campaign, but seemed to telegraph a lack of the self-confident joviality that has long been one of Cornel’s calling cards.

[–]BlackhaloPurity Pony: Pусский бот 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Damn solid points.

[–]SusanJ 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

He's not even been on the job for one day. I wish people would give him a chance. Let's see what he can do, rather than guessing.