I hope this guy becomes the new leader of the Dems. The Dems are losing red state in bucket loads and this guy wants to move the party even further left, way left. I hope he succeeds.
Cornel West: Democrats Have Delivered Only Disappointment
"The Democratic party has failed us and we have to move on."
4.25.2017
News
Mark Tapson
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Writing for the UK's leftwing Guardian, West complains that "[a]s the first 100 days of the plutocratic and militaristic Trump administration draw to a close, one truth has been crystal clear: the Democratic party lacks the vision, discipline and leadership to guide progressives in these turbulent times."
Well, he's right. As the most corrupt, cynical politician in American history, inveterate liar and Alinsky protégé Hillary Clinton -- whom West calls "a Wall Street-connected and openly militaristic candidate with little charisma" -- may have been the leader the Democratic Party deserved, but she clearly was not the one to lead the Party to victory. And her vision was not shared beyond the coastal elites so eager to make history again with our first woman President (because our first black President worked out so well).
"The crucial issues of a $15 minimum wage and saying no to fracking, no to TPP, no to Israeli occupation and yes to single-payer healthcare were pushed aside by the corporate wing and the populist wing was told to quit whining or take responsibility for the improbable loss." The result was "the monumental collapse of the Democratic party."
And thus "we must admit the Democratic party has failed us and we have to move on." Progressives need "new leadership and institutional capacity that provides strong resistance to Trump’s vicious policies" and "neofascist efforts."
He concludes by asserting that our "decaying democracy has a chance" if "a class-conscious multi-racial party attuned to anti-sexist, anti-homophobic and anti-militaristic issues and grounded in ecological commitments can reconfigure our citizenship." If "brother Bernie Sanders decides to join us," he hopes, along with "sister Jill Stein and activists from Black Lives Matter and brown immigrant groups and Standing Rock freedom fighters and betrayed working people – we may build something for the near future after Trump implodes."
So West's answer to a failed Democratic Party is to build upon the same radical elements which have alienated average Americans and pushed them toward Donald Trump. Good luck with that.
Cornel West: Democrats Have Delivered Only Disappointment
"The Democratic party has failed us and we have to move on."
4.25.2017
News
Mark Tapson
2
Writing for the UK's leftwing Guardian, West complains that "[a]s the first 100 days of the plutocratic and militaristic Trump administration draw to a close, one truth has been crystal clear: the Democratic party lacks the vision, discipline and leadership to guide progressives in these turbulent times."
Well, he's right. As the most corrupt, cynical politician in American history, inveterate liar and Alinsky protégé Hillary Clinton -- whom West calls "a Wall Street-connected and openly militaristic candidate with little charisma" -- may have been the leader the Democratic Party deserved, but she clearly was not the one to lead the Party to victory. And her vision was not shared beyond the coastal elites so eager to make history again with our first woman President (because our first black President worked out so well).
"The crucial issues of a $15 minimum wage and saying no to fracking, no to TPP, no to Israeli occupation and yes to single-payer healthcare were pushed aside by the corporate wing and the populist wing was told to quit whining or take responsibility for the improbable loss." The result was "the monumental collapse of the Democratic party."
And thus "we must admit the Democratic party has failed us and we have to move on." Progressives need "new leadership and institutional capacity that provides strong resistance to Trump’s vicious policies" and "neofascist efforts."
He concludes by asserting that our "decaying democracy has a chance" if "a class-conscious multi-racial party attuned to anti-sexist, anti-homophobic and anti-militaristic issues and grounded in ecological commitments can reconfigure our citizenship." If "brother Bernie Sanders decides to join us," he hopes, along with "sister Jill Stein and activists from Black Lives Matter and brown immigrant groups and Standing Rock freedom fighters and betrayed working people – we may build something for the near future after Trump implodes."
So West's answer to a failed Democratic Party is to build upon the same radical elements which have alienated average Americans and pushed them toward Donald Trump. Good luck with that.