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Cornel West: America Is A Failed Social Experiment, Neoliberal Wing Of Democratic Party Must Be Fought
Real Clear Politics ^ | May 29, 2020 | Ian Schwartz

Posted on 05/30/2020 6:06:21 AM PDT by C19fan

Dr. Cornel West said on Friday we are witnessing the failed social experiment that is the United States of America in the protests and riots that have followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. West told CNN host Anderson Cooper that what is going on is rebellion to a failed capitalist economy that does not protect the people. West, a professor, denounced the neoliberal wing of the Democratic party that is all about "black faces in high places" but not actual change. The professor remarked even those black faces often lose legitimacy because they ingriatiate themselves into the establishment neo-liberal Democratic party.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: aoc; cornel; cornelwest; obamalegacy; race; rfkjr; robertfkennedyjr; west
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To: sphinx
As for respect: that is earned by each individual. It has substance only in the eyes of the each individual himself, his family, friends, and peers. Government cannot confer respect. Government only generates empty slogans. Which is what the left does.

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...... well said. Danke.

61 posted on 05/30/2020 10:45:18 AM PDT by a little elbow grease ( ....... F.Lee Levin)
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To: C19fan

Hyperbole.


62 posted on 05/30/2020 10:53:45 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: C19fan

Hyperbole.


63 posted on 05/30/2020 10:53:49 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: bitt
"Interesting - on Fox an old astronaut was interviewed about the differences between the old NASA astronauts and now - he said he is concerned that the program doesn’t have the ‘best test pilots’ because they had to go find women and blacks."

NASA chief says agency's goal is Muslim outreach, forgets to mention space

Bolden said President Barack Obama had charged him with three things upon becoming NASA administrator.

"One, he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math; he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering,"
Bolden said.


64 posted on 05/30/2020 7:04:51 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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