The bizarre political evolution of Kanye West (Old but still relevant Washington Post article)

It was a bizarre example of modern politics overlapping with pop culture: The president quote-tweeted Kanye West, saying it was “very cool!” that the entertainer had called Trump “my brother” and that he thought the two shared “dragon energy.”

The moment was especially confusing for those who’ve followed — or have tried to follow — West’s zigzagging political allegiances since 2005, when he criticized then-President George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina, saying Bush “doesn’t care about black people.” West’s comments came a year after he achieved fame with the release of his debut album, “The College Dropout.”

West only recently returned to Twitter after nearly a year away and brought renewed attention to himself by voicing his feelings about the president. On Wednesday, the entertainer told his Twitter followers that he was fond of Trump — the president who called African and other nations “s---hole countries,” among other things — writing that “you don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him.”

“We are both dragon energy,” West wrote. “He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.”

Kanye West’s late registration of support for Trump has his fans watching the throne

The cultural icon then scaled back a bit — but not too far back — after explaining that his wife, Kim Kardashian, had suggested he “make this clear to everyone.”

He tweeted a picture of a red “Make America Great Again” hat signed by Trump. (Trump liked that tweet, too.) Then he tweeted a picture of his phone displaying a screenshot of Trump’s tweet, which had been posted on Instagram.

He also tweeted a possible explanation for his admiration of Trump.

“Obama was in office for eight years and nothing in Chicago changed,” he wrote.

On Sept. 2, 2005, about four days after Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, West gathered with celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and Lindsay Lohan for “A Concert for Hurricane Relief,” televised on NBC, which raised a reported $50 million, according to Slate. West, frustrated by the government’s failure to help the hurricane’s victims, looked straight into a camera and said on live TV, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”

West stood by his statement for several years, until, 10 years later, Bush called it the “all-time low” point of his presidency. West subsequently apologized to Bush, who forgave him.

Less than a week after returning to Twitter, West appeared to endorse red-pill YouTuber Candace Owens, an African American Trump supporter who regularly criticizes Black Lives Matter. When activists protested a speech she gave last week at the University of California at Los Angeles, she accused them of embracing victimhood by focusing on slavery and the systemic racism of the past, according to The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott.

“It’s embarrassing. You’re not living through anything right now. You’re overly privileged Americans,” she said.

She later tweeted about the protesters: “They’re a bunch of whiny toddlers, pretending to be oppressed for attention.”

West on Saturday tweeted, “I love the way Candace Owens thinks.”

I love the way Candace Owens thinks— ye (@kanyewest) April 21, 2018

“He could start a culture change????”
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If his walk with Christ is real and he can stand firm in his belief then, YES, he could start a culture change.

Each culture change started with one man or one woman and went from there.

If just 1 out of 50 who listens/listened to him changes and they walk the Christian walk they in turn can lead others to know and accept Christ.

Our job, aside from our own walk with Christ is to remember to pray for new Christians such as Kayne, to keep him firmly walking on the path.

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