Cornel is a socialist. Mainstream media has not had the need to point out the Cornel red stain yet. That move will backfire if it is not done right. Bernie had supporters, and giving Cornel all the Bernie camp in one move by calling him the S-word is not wise at this time. The Cornel is a commie mud will be thrown later. After his positions get fleshed out. The pigment of Cornel's flesh has something to do with it no doubt. Throwing the S-Word at the N-word before Cornel provides clarity will make the thrower look bad. If Cornel were pure white bread the S-word would already have been thrown.
There is no rush to provide the kind of clarity that will result in mainstream attack until there is more demand to answer your questions. A bit of strategic silence is probably a good idea for now.
Cornel is the voice of the left. If Cornel gets any traction at all the Overton Window shifts leftward. Away from the fascist side of the building where it now collects the sunset of empire. If the window shifts left, maybe some fresh morning light can brighten our days.
What would Cornel do? He would cut military expenditures and funnel the freed up money into social programs. Tax breaks for the rich would be eliminated. We would have something like a new deal. Student loans would likely be forgiven. *
Cornel considers himself to be a revolutionary Christian. Cornel says there are barbaric realities that violate sacred values. Realities the violate the preciousness of fellow human beings. Realities that as Cornel says, even secular brothers and sisters know to be wrong.
Dr. Cornel West: Philosophy in Our Time of Imperial Decay | The New School
* Of course a President can't do these things alone with their limited power. I describe the direction that would be attempted.
This is old, but it is a conversation between three people with bigger brains than mine.
And that makes it worth watching for me.