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In reply to the discussion: Why all the hate towards Cornell West? [View all]
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)236. You're just calling names.
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Because he picked neoliberal financial people like Larry Summers and Tim Geithner for starters
Ned_Devine
May 2016
#44
I think that comment says pretty much everything about your stance on this subject
Egnever
May 2016
#309
No, he was not at all clear about who he was. I voted for him because he was NEW--
Peace Patriot
May 2016
#320
It was me, and I apologize, I realized right after I didit that it was a mistake.
Baobab
May 2016
#228
and a lot of people don't like Clinton and would rather see anyone in the White House than
Hiraeth
May 2016
#103
Obama not only didnt sell out, but spoiled, privileged Americans who attack him are gonna miss him
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#32
Obama is supposed to arrest and convict them? Didnt you say here or somewhere Obama is a sellout
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#64
Yes. Most who are angry dont really have the first clue how great Obama has been.
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#99
Fantastic posts from you in this thread. Not that they will make ONE BIT OF DIFFERENCE
Number23
May 2016
#467
Thank you, it is embarrassing to see how little people really know about Obama and what
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#470
Thanks...Obama has been so successful in so many ways, but the Obama haters
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#286
Great. But Obama let Bush and Cheney, and ALL the Warmongers, Spies & Banksters, go free.
Octafish
May 2016
#102
First, YOU wouldnt have the guts to go after those guys, trust me. If all you have is this
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#105
Technically he didn't sell out he always tried to have it both ways and make race a nonissue.
craigmatic
May 2016
#345
"Out of all of West's life, his single act of criticizing Obama makes him impure now"
PragmaticLiberal
May 2016
#229
What in the WORLD does freedom of speech have to do with this conversation?
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#35
You are confused about where freedom of speech arguments belong and dont
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#310
West is free to express his opinion and we are free to think that he is an idiot
Gothmog
May 2016
#66
yes, and it also affords us the right to discuss cornell well critically. nt
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#90
Obama hated Blumenthal and blacklisted him. Yet Hillary Clinton used him as a source
polly7
May 2016
#45
One can still be a liberal and take issue with calling Barack Obama the "first niggerized President"
TwilightZone
May 2016
#52
Well, that is a long and sad story. It started back in the early 1990s. Many of us were taken in....
Enthusiast
May 2016
#218
What (other than irrational biases) specifically leads you to believe that criticism
LanternWaste
May 2016
#26
If you think this all started with Bernie you haven't been paying attention to Cornel
Egnever
May 2016
#138
Oh, definitely not. Dr. West was not shy about voicing his disappointment with Obama's
Gene Debs
May 2016
#161
Because he's been a blowhard forever and is in love with the sound of his own voice?
Hekate
May 2016
#46
I personally would have liked another choice, because I feel the pain and the hatred due to his
highprincipleswork
May 2016
#48
I have to say Cornel West is the most caring and understanding person I have ever met
fasttense
May 2016
#61
i don't worship him, but i do respect him and his presidency. I don't think an academic really
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#98
i didn't say that though. you took something i said and reinterpreted it to fit your narrative.
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#212
at the risk of sounding divisive: I think he was targeted for being the blackest of Sanders picks.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#106
People in the AA group here at DU were criticizing him for ages before this primary season
gollygee
May 2016
#169
I think we all know that back in the 90-ies, the majority of the targets of that slur were PoC.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#287
You mean the guy who called Obama "niggerized" last year?!?!? A better question is why all the love?
uponit7771
May 2016
#109
Something vile and unbecoming but somehow people ask why the hate for this vile asshole...
uponit7771
May 2016
#131
Yeap, Sanders "likes" a guy who called Obama niggerized last year and has him stump in front
uponit7771
May 2016
#158
Because he says over the top, stupid shit like praising Trump as "authentic":
SunSeeker
May 2016
#115
Calling Obama "niggerized" is a tad bit more than "criticized" but of course Sanders camp likes him
uponit7771
May 2016
#133
Calling Obama "niggerized' = so what?! REALLY!?!... ok, bookmarked, screen printed and saved
uponit7771
May 2016
#148
which is bullshit on a stick since it's false on its face, there's no narrative to fit. West is an..
uponit7771
May 2016
#159
bullshit, Obama spoke on race and racial supremecy before he was elected. West is an asshole
uponit7771
May 2016
#233
we agree, MUCH MUCH MUCH harder to talk about it BEFORE upcoming election than after but West
uponit7771
May 2016
#238
Don't bother. The poster you're replying to insists that the N-word isn't even a slur.
TwilightZone
May 2016
#256
Please stop calling Brother West names like that. Many of us like Brother West very much.
Enthusiast
May 2016
#243
Fuck Cornell West and the horse he road in on. Calling Obama some form of nigger isn't progressive
uponit7771
May 2016
#252
Yes, ... yes it does... West "shines" in front of white people calling Obama as many vile names
uponit7771
May 2016
#476
They'll swear up and down none of this happened... racially it seems like we're taking a step
uponit7771
May 2016
#177
That's tru, but when made aware they talk about free speech & shit, some people have to check their
uponit7771
May 2016
#184
+1, they'll gas light the shit out of threads like this and act like they don't exist
uponit7771
May 2016
#189
Calling anyone any form of nigger is inappropriate not matter what the "natter" was. The bigger issu
uponit7771
May 2016
#334
I DON'T approve of the use of the word. It's nothing I ever would have said.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#335
You're right, I am protective of Bernie. I'll cop to being oversensitive on that.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#384
He can be all that and NOT label the president some form of nigger (er inflection) either. The other
uponit7771
May 2016
#430
No it's not enough, that's so very privileged of you to say and I don't care what color your skin is
uponit7771
May 2016
#461
Well done cropping the explanation, it really strengthens your position not posting it in full
Bodhi BloodWave
May 2016
#482
Personally i still respect the fellow, tho it went down a tad with the use of that word
Bodhi BloodWave
May 2016
#484
No, not at all..Obama spoke about racial issues before he was elected... this is bullshit on a stick
uponit7771
May 2016
#149
Or racist dum asses love a guy who calls Obama niggerized like west did last year and the excuse
uponit7771
May 2016
#151
So you are saying that black BLM activist and leader Cornel West is racist against Black people?
AgingAmerican
May 2016
#231
I could give a fuck if he was Jesus hurling forms of racist slurs at the president in front of mostl
uponit7771
May 2016
#431
What I said was clear, you don't label people racist terms or any form of them if you're a true
uponit7771
May 2016
#454
Nah, just an asshole who doesn't mind normalizing forms of racist terms in front of white people
uponit7771
May 2016
#455
he has attacked Obama too many times for things beyond Obama's control or expecting
Demonaut
May 2016
#154
Obama got 76% of his agenda passed who in the hell is that "passive"... wow.. you guys are
uponit7771
May 2016
#193
Me too, I don't think he's used his God given abilities to explain to America why its a good deal
uponit7771
May 2016
#340
I've yet to hear it. Just make the claim of 650,000 new jobs. Which is way untrue.
Enthusiast
May 2016
#357
No. Why even have a new treaty then? Why bother? Any defense of the TPP and TTIP
Enthusiast
May 2016
#451
IfYou think calling Obama some form of nigger is acceptable then I pray you don't think your welcome
uponit7771
May 2016
#196
Better a kiss from an enemy than a stab in the back from a friend, that's a proveb you walked right
uponit7771
May 2016
#414
oh hell no i just fear part of the party are no longer able to tell the differnence
dembotoz
May 2016
#472
Nope, not happy with people calling the Obama some form of nigger at all... I'm using the term to
uponit7771
May 2016
#325
He represents what we could have accomplished for the people. People don't like to be
jtuck004
May 2016
#173
This is false on its face, "niggerized" is a form of nigger... I don't' live on planet Unicornia
uponit7771
May 2016
#240
Well you can be for racial equality and still attack someone who agrees with you
Warpy
May 2016
#180
We agree again, the people excusing this behavior of West will claim up and down they didn't
uponit7771
May 2016
#224
Yeap, called Obama some form of nigger but that's acceptable to some people
uponit7771
May 2016
#227
Of course not, once does not make a person nor does one believing it was isolated with West make it
uponit7771
May 2016
#248
BULL FUCKIN SHIT!!! Calling Obama some form of nigger doesn't sit well with black folk at all
uponit7771
May 2016
#342
Bullshit, we can read... he said Obama wasn't expressing disdain for white supremecy and he did
uponit7771
May 2016
#339
Yeah, "harsh language" is calling the president some form of nigger... glad that's what people...
uponit7771
May 2016
#400
Calling Obama ni*****zed is pretty pathetic. He can be your champion, he's not mine
frankieallen
May 2016
#322
You should have saved your rhetorical question and just admitted you don't care for Obama
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2016
#328
Hopefully he's not "perfect", shit... he's human... no one needs "perfect" were faithful is more tha
uponit7771
May 2016
#344
Or he calls a black president some form of nigger and the "progressives" think it's appropriate?!
uponit7771
May 2016
#337
No...it's just that Bernie supporters don't think it's all that matters about Dr. West.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#341
No it isn't, he's an asshole who OPENLY hates Obama because he didn't give him the right seating
uponit7771
May 2016
#343
It's one thing to say that, because Bernie had never considered running for president prior to 2014
Ken Burch
May 2016
#348
I do listen and have tried to be responsive. Sorry if I'm not always good at conveying that.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#358
A lot of black politico KNOW the "progressive" side of the left is no better racially then moderate
uponit7771
May 2016
#405
He criticized Obama. Before that, he was wonderful. Then, he liked Bernie better than Hillary,
merrily
May 2016
#351
You ask 'why his Cornel hated when he's a progressive?' == THAT's what gets him hated!!!
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#355
Ah, I get it... "progressives" think its ok to call black people some form of nigger... ah ok... no
uponit7771
May 2016
#399
from where in particular do u reason to the notion of using the 'n-word' or a close surrogate term?
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#445
further seeing some of ur many other comments on this thread, I now know what ur referring to ...
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#450
By calling Obama some form of nigger and saying he's something in "blackface"?! That's MORAL NOW?!
uponit7771
May 2016
#401
No, hes an asshole who started throwing shade on Obama because of seating arrangements and then
uponit7771
May 2016
#404
Thanks for posting this. I was unaware of the rabid hatred toward a truly outstanding person.
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#373
Truly outstanding is calling Obama some form of nigger and saying he's blackfaced?! So progressive
uponit7771
May 2016
#403
Because a lot of people on DU are personality cultists and are offended by insufficient loyalty.
LeftyMom
May 2016
#379
Or greatly offended by West calling Obama some form of nigger, I'm not happy people don't see that
uponit7771
May 2016
#398
Until he called Obama some form of nigger, of course he was popular before that but the people
uponit7771
May 2016
#397
This has nothing to do with Clinton and everything to do with Obama
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#394
i am Democrat who believes that people should not make up lies about the democratic president
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#463
Few understand the context of his remarks and simply think he called Obama the N word.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#389
People can read and understand calling Obama any form of nigger (with the er) is fucked up but the
uponit7771
May 2016
#402
Learn the context. Start with Florynce Kennedy. West didn't call anyone the n word.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#406
I did see the context and he's still wrong, he said Obama was some form of nigger (with er) because
uponit7771
May 2016
#408
He didn't call Barack Obama the N word no matter how much you wish it to be so.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#411
Strawman, never said he did... I said he called him a FORM of nigger and that's a fact that's
uponit7771
May 2016
#413
I don't tolerate racism from anyone in any form, I don't give a fuck about the context of the word
uponit7771
May 2016
#418
West stayed loyal to principles rather than personalities. That's a crime among some "Democrats."
Scuba
May 2016
#407
Yeah, he's principled to call Obama some form of nigger (with er inflection) and so called....
uponit7771
May 2016
#409
I would not have picked the word he used, but then I'm not a black champion of civil rights.
Scuba
May 2016
#410
He used words like "blackface" Obama is "Zimmerman" globally and other choice terms to ...
uponit7771
May 2016
#412
The policies of the ruling class kill millions yet some focus on the language used by their critics.
Scuba
May 2016
#424
Racist language is part of the ruling classes verbiage but again, excuse his racist ass'd verbiage
uponit7771
May 2016
#427
He won't sit down, shut-up and fall in line. Oh and he speaks his mind. People HATE that. n/t
leeroysphitz
May 2016
#416
He doesn't have to do any of that and not call Obama a form of nigger in front of mostly white peopl
uponit7771
May 2016
#419
We agree, the truth about West is he's "shining" by throwing shade at Obama using racist terms ...
uponit7771
May 2016
#421
39 times has the N word come up in this thread... and EVERY TIME, you posted it.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#423
Yeah, you're right... niggerized doesn't equal nigger so they're not the same thing :rolleyes:
uponit7771
May 2016
#428
First correct thing you've posted. Not the same. One is a verb, the other a noun.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#436
Good, we agree.. racist assholes think the word is still something one would call a person...
uponit7771
May 2016
#453
+1, that's EXACTLY what West has called Obama in so many words cause he felt slighted over
uponit7771
May 2016
#429
Calling the first black president some form of nigger (er enflection) is deplorable to progressives
uponit7771
May 2016
#475
Or he called the first black president some form of nigger?! Jus a guess, seeing this thread the far
uponit7771
May 2016
#474
No, just an asshole who used racialized words that for some reason the "far left" accepts
uponit7771
May 2016
#485
Nope, just stating facts... this thread is proof positive the "far left" is too tolerant of racist..
uponit7771
May 2016
#489
This thread is Exhibit 5,247,992 in ways that black folks and white "leftists" have little in common
Number23
May 2016
#471
Not wanting the black president to be called some form of nigger isn't "OBSESSED" with anything
uponit7771
May 2016
#486
It goes to Bernie's poor judgement of people with whom he surrounds himself
redstateblues
May 2016
#479