Cornel West interview on the Clintons and "Race Matters" (1993)

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[@tudagod3823]

Reading this book during my incarceration helped me from losing my mental sanity while in solitary confinement.

[@EclecticSceptic]

Fair play for getting through that.

[@shinebabyshine.]

God bless

[@Chasing100]

@James Graham the same thing as good job

[@EclecticSceptic]

@James Graham It's an Irish colloquialism. Fair play / fair dues. It's a more informal way to acknowledge someone's achievement. It has pretty much nothing to do with the idea of 'playing fair'. Anyway, fair dues to you ;)

[@dddeadlift]

Wow. Good to hear my brother

[@leestringer]

Dr. West has actually gotten cooler with age. He's brilliant here, but doesn't have the joyous optimism of present day West. I'm not used to seeing him this serious.

[@eveastardust3747]

He looks better work great hair too

[@onecardshort2934]

he's got more money and power now... that's what causes happiness, not some imaginary magical blessings from a super alien.

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@onecardshort2934 Oh please stop.

[@michaelterrell5061]

I find that people become more childlike the older they get.

[@GinoTheSinner]

His appearances with Zizek is lovable and joyous as you say.

[@thekidhartford5266]

his will be a legacy of deep intelligence and massive amounts of caring through education. I fell in love with Dr West in the 90's and continue to be one of his biggest fans.......he is sublime

[@carolineholiday9285]

Kevin Casciano I first heard Dr. West speak in the 90's, I was 15. I remember thinking, "This guy knows the way" I've looked to him to provide direction, clarity, and inspiration ever since.

@@carolineholiday9285 i first heard im in the 80s...brilliant voice

[@carolineholiday9285]

T Clark I suppose its the way he never gives up on anybody. He appeals to our higher nature at all times. Also, I love how he is dynamic enough to communicate with anyone from a convict to your grandmother. A voice that is needed more than ever, a kind heart that may be a remedy for a Fascist age.

[@tntramzy12]

What laws has he changed since fighting the good fight? Can you list some of his other achievments with race?

[@bigmoinaz6363]

@@tntramzy12 Bingo! this tripe from 93 is an echo of himself 27 yrs later!

[@arcmode]

So lucid. He saw neoliberalism develop since its inception. Must take a lot of heart to not end depressed.

[@Goofy8907]

As he supported it and keeps doing so

[@arcmode]

@@Goofy8907 true, it’s sad how now he’s taking a safe position within the left establishment. Identity politics has ruined the left.

[@noodles5358]

@@Goofy8907 if you think west "supports" neoliberalism you have not done enough research into him.

[@RaemeaMaetre]

Wow. He's been saying the same message forever! So good to see this.

[@anava84]

Dr. Cornel West is a man I strive to emulate. His courage is beyond the strongest warrior. His intelligence is unattainable to the most educated professor. His compassion is on the level of a mother caring for her newborn. And to me his greatest attribute is his insight which is more profound than the most powerful clairvoyant.

[@pedroguazzelli4138]

yes.

[@Aurabora54321]

He is astoundingly intelligent and a great word master. His strenths are in his being a highly informed, deeply educated and widely read minister who returns to love and forgiveness in the face of dissention. I admire him completely and follow him to stay above the latest fray.

[@Mike-yg8ig]

Well said.

[@kentuky1233]

This comment sounded like a Mike Tyson poem.

[@dng2usb]

Brother Cornell West hasn't always looked like a wise old man?! He looks so young here!

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

He has the soul of a wise old man. :)

[@faithe54]

I like the looseness, joy, and more leftwing views of today's Cornell. His present physical appearance is freer now, as well

[@LisaC134]

Dr. West's perceptions were downright prescient 23 years ago to what's happening in this 2016 election year.

[@skaterockerstar]

LisaC134 His foresight is incredible and so refreshing.

[@onemorecowswag]

and now it's 2020 and his words cut through the noise like a knife

[@trishthompson1533]

And 2020 ✊ Solidarity forever! All lives can't matter until Black Lives Matter 💜

[@willwires8348]

@James clark if all lives matter shouldn't black lives matter? Until people stop being killed simply because they were driving, jogging, talking, walking etc while doing nothing else but having more melanin than someone who looks like me, than all lives don't matter. Period

[@LaSunset]

The thing about Dr. West is he's able to turn bullets of many into flowers.

[@tntramzy12]

What laws has he changed since fighting the good fight? Can you list some of his other achievments with race?

[@robertnicholls9917]

@@tntramzy12 There's no such thing as race. You might as well say you saw a unicorn.

[@tntramzy12]

@@robertnicholls9917 how so?

[@robertnicholls9917]

@@tntramzy12 Humans are humans. Color, culture and environment makes it seem like we're different but we're not. I'm irritated that this lie persist among smart people as well who should know better.

[@robertnicholls9917]

@James Graham No, that is a lie. Race does not exist; we're human not a different subspecies within humanity. We all came from one place; expanded out, changed looks due to environment and food, then, fucked each other silly to create more diverse looks after leaving Africa. If you look at the African continent, the most diverse continent on the planet, every type of human feature exist there, only with dark skin.

[@darniusterix5774]

Charlie should have headed the prophetic words of Dr. West in this interview, "the hot lights do corrupt!"

[@swat19]

LOL

[@cai_nwa_ogu]

It's so interesting that CR claimed that he was out of his time for his views on capitalism and liberalism and some 24 years later his comments are almost prophetic.

[@pedroguazzelli4138]

precisely!

[@MrBezagreen]

Cornell West "I could mention my own Ethiopia."

[@lifestraight]

The problem with liberals 8:30 Democratic Socialism vs. Capitalism 9:30 Politics of conversion 11:28 "Black Nihilism" 17:00

[@britndayz]

Thank you Thomas sankara 😍

[@buffyshillings3138]

Much appreciated 🙏🏽

[@agdam00]

Thank you.

[@valeried7204]

Problem with liberals starts at 8:20! It’s worth hearing the first bit too

[@stephenkenmey861]

Why didn’t we get debates involving West, Sowell, Walters and Jackson on their perspectives over the last 30 years? Prior to the late 80’s it was far more common to see respectable debates. For some reason things shifted to platform rhetoric avoiding direct opposition of opinion that would have been very beneficial. I guess the mainstream media has been letting the public down longer then first thought.

[@dwill2407]

i love cornel west, he's very well spoken & intelligent.

[@reactionaryjewishintellect2261]

Darren Williams indeed

[@ShubhamBhushanCC]

Why wouldn't he be? He's a great philosopher. Would you have asked this if he were white? This is our mental slavery.

[@NpgSymboL]

@@ShubhamBhushanCC he or she didn’t ask anything but gave a compliment. Not all white people are well spoken and intelligent & so that compliment can easily be given to people of either or all colours

[@alvinfrazier4152]

You have not changed brother. Your views are still solid and focused. God bless you!

[@awworrell]

Wow he was light years ahead of his time. It's an absolute joy to hear him.

[@detroittechno7904]

I wish I’d grown up with this man in my family. And got to be around him as much as possible as a child. Such a great man.

[@bigmarty11288]

Me too. I grew up with a family of racist cops instead

[@LEEboneisDaMan]

A man ahead of his time in every sense of the word.

[@Altruismisreal27]

What an intelligent and compassionate human being Cornel West is. He has gotten only better.

[@VI5H]

So there was a time when Dr West went to the barbers....haha, love ya Dr West!!

[@reneehorton4004]

At one time....lol

[@KING0420]

Da fro is fly though

[@cubannel12]

Two decades ago and we still haven't reached a way out of a corporate controlled government. In fact it has gotten more strength today. If we want to truly get started on real change we need a President Cornell West.

[@capitolmobrecords8720]

Cornel West. One of the last few elders (real ones) left. His contributions have always been relevant to the betterment of black people in America, and beyond.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Young Brother West with his seminal work...Race Matters is a must read to better understand the American experience.

[@tastytherrien5106]

Dr Cornel West: "when we turn the corner we are going to see things we couldn't have imagined." This dude: "like what?"

[@charlesdan5509]

Brilliant yet so humble and meek"... so strong and gentle " .. I call him the lion lamb"!!! . Beautiful soul❤❤❤.... Charles Daniel Coleman

[@iamteamthinkbig]

I wish I was as intelligent as this gentleman. What a man!

[@debrawilliams2781]

God Bless Mr. West a gentle giant who is brillant yesterday as is Presently. He remains in the STRUGGLE for Black and poor people and I love him for it. Again God Bless this Beautiful Brother!

[@jevazquez2]

That was my introduction to Cornell West when I was just 12 years old!

[@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb]

Was this on a mainstream news network?

[@jevazquez2]

@@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb Yes it was on Charlie Ross on PBS.

[@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb]

@@jevazquez2 I feel like back then they had much better interviews. Just a dark room with nothing to see except the two. And like the interviewer is just being a comfortable conversation partner. Idk I just like the vibe.

[@gertrudebuck366]

ALWAYS HAS BEEN INFORMING LISTENING TO DR. WEST!!

[@flovv9357]

"The world is too tragic to be a naive optimist"

[@Mike-yg8ig]

A debate between Dr.West and Thomas Sowell would make Ali/Frazier look like patty cake. I admire both men and would love to see it.

[@stanleysmith2364]

🙏🏿

[@reneehorton4004]

First time I read one of CW's books, I needed a dictionary. Learned much.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Talking in 2021, almost 30 yrs later, he’s still on top...🙏👌👍

[@Joe00Cool187]

The true brilliance of Dr. West was answering CR last question and looking him in the eyes and humbling him! Rewatch if you need to.

[@eldelostacos9980]

I wish him luck on his presidential run

[@johnocampo7073]

I need to read more about Bosnia because this is the first time I’ve seen Cornel West call for the invasion of another country by the US military

[@jelenakatic1778]

John Ocampo, if you do read more, you’ll find that Serbs were so intensely vilified by every segment of MSM and Hollywood (CIA mouthpieces) that even brother Bernie Sanders and brother Cornell West called for bombing, whereas truth is almost diametrically different. You can also check the writings of Michael Parenti, To Kill a Nation, or Peter Handke... Bottom line, it was a US instigated war for geo-political presence in Russia’s ‘backyard’. The biggest US military base in the world is now located there.

[@wpromotor]

And he was right, look where Bosnia is today wafter US intervention. It’s probably the only time the US were ever successful intervening in a country. When it’s for the right reasons.

[@daPawlak]

Probably my favorite living US intelectual

[@XbandTv]

He's got my vote.

[@agibson0164]

Sounds like he knew upheaval was coming in some form.

[@jamescutter212]

I like the fro

[@charlesdan5509]

Did you say flo...... or fro????.. lol

[@alvaroLguevara]

Wow, So young, wouldn't recognize without his Signature Hair. But the same man I love

[@nohisocitutampoc2789]

Excel·lent interview.

[@raggedlionpress2024]

A true hero of our time, serving the people and exposing the corruption and lies.

[@MaryJaneJones.]

Look at a young Cornell West.

[@only1adnan654]

he looks sooo young. Wow

[@MrMrchatcity]

nothing changed but his delivery has gotten better

[@Danuta628]

Dr. West maintained his colorful personality when he was younger which is a much less of a distraction when what he is saying has such relevance and importance

[@jessesnyder5426]

Mr. West said, "zip zap paddy wack, rifity tickety Cadillac. And the crowd cheered, saying, Zip zap paddy wack...... We can't wait till Cornell West comes back

[@KilliMilliMeter]

Radically Amazed in 2020.

[@nomoredistraction329]

indeed

[@hardlyabucket]

West 2024

[@bigdap100]

The Master, Cornel West.

[@yehoshuadalven]

It's a shame Charly Rose didn't take to his heart the prophetic warning of Dr West in the end of the interview. The publicity corrupted him as well like it did to so many other

[@hv3115]

Charlie Rose was always a tool of the establishment.

[@Franz19970]

Turned out to be wrong about Clinton early on, though today he has none of those illusions. It would of been harder at the time to see the direction things were heading. Maybe if asked him in 1997 he might have already changed his tune. After all the stuff Clinton did overall but just in 1996 alone is astounding

[@stephaniegeorge6444]

Publicity & power....I love what West says about that. You don't play golf with the Pharaoh.

[@agibson0164]

The GREAT Charlie Rose with the GREAT Cornell West.

[@StoicContrarian]

Rose lost his greatness by being a sexual harasser.

[@Kid_Ikaris]

Wow he's talking about democratic socialism and conservative populism in 1993. Way ahead of his time.

[@echad6259]

I get to see my young teacher.

[@patriciabuolamwini2980]

Existential Faith.

[@birdrs]

I love him so much.

[@chadlong1109]

Damn, he was dashing when he was younger.

[@LaLasta]

wow. brother cornel had a lot of learning to do about the clintons ...

[@324wonder]

That's why I'm voting for Dr. West for President

[@justinbligh]

It kinda looks like this show was filmed in the 70’s.

[@ikebanaJc]

😲 So that’s how Prof West looked when he was younger and had a different attire.

[@generalsagmandia8239]

6:12 What a great breakdown on Black Conservatives

[@benholland1331]

Wow never seen this great man has a youngster 🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️

[@novvst.rivver394]

How u like des cuff links 😂 swag

[@Goofy8907]

He talks big while supporting the very system he supposedly criticizes Pretty scummy

[@MyViewsss]

Dr. Cornell West is a genius. A magnificent genius

[@rettro6578]

14:03 Rose: Should the United States in some…call of justice and morality and being in the side of all that is good, say the world we will not stand by and allow this West: In Bosnia yes, West: Should have done it a year ago Rose: With American military leading West: That’s right, that’s exactly right

[@missingebony]

i dont agree with dr wests politics, however, he is very gifted intellectually and one of the most mentally brilliant individuals ive observed

[@johnsmith1474]

12:42 "What does your religious faith say to you when you see Bosnia ...?" It ought to say to him: "Religion did that!"

[@fynioh5einuppa359]

Yes race matters, races are essential in the making of tomorrow. Each race has something special about them, each quality of race is a piece of the process. Together the races will make progress. Listen in Peace 4

[@chompnormski]

Dr. West is very eloquent in his way of calling out black culture without calling out black culture

[@willpower3317]

To no effect.

[@lilman02140]

I like how they put him on the left side. I see the symbolism.

[@gregorsamsa1364]

That's been the usual interviewee side for most talk shows for decades, including this one. Pretty sure there was no symbolism involved

[@willpower3317]

Let me guess-white supremacy?

[@chandrapanchabhikesan7712]

(Pancha Chandra): Racial tolerance & goodwill are the basic keys to racial harmony and the growth of a nation.

[@richardouvrier3078]

Personally, West is impressive. I doubt the interviewer would be racist against him.

[@Bailey2006a]

2022 and nothing, absolutely nothing has changed. In some ways, things are worse. The house is divided against itself…how long will it continue to stand ?

[@justaloe]

It would be helpful to know when this was filmed

[@kincamell2]

Heavy.

[@thomante]

Word!

[@quincywynn3783]

Brother West is in the building!

[@JohnDavidWaller]

How do such people wake up every day of their lives to speak such truths with the level of fervor exhibited here? ...day after day after year after decade after president after war after etc...? The average human would have collapsed under the weight of such perceived hopelessness long ago. This is why West is West, Chomsky is Chomsky, Sanders is Sanders, etc... Time is seldomly as ripe as it is now to take that step beyond hope!

[@B10Esteban]

It would be great if he let Cornel speak without interrupting him.

[@fynioh5einuppa359]

Fingers makes fists. Family together we are mighty. Love love love, then repeat.

[@richardouvrier3078]

Calling liberals milquetoasts, suggests he is harder left than he admits. Still, I agree with a lot of his economic views.

[@nickdesimone1160]

richard ouvrier idk if it means he’s harder left than he lets on. His beliefs are obviously backed by an intense and extensive education in history, economics and politics that we’ll surpass the labels of “he’s more left than that”. I’m sure his beliefs of what every country needs and what should do is very pragmatic and tailored to fit what that country needs which is dictated by his beliefs of social justice, dignity, and democratic socialism.

[@gregorsamsa1364]

He called himself a "democratic socialist" in the video.

[@willpower3317]

You think? Income redistribution? Are you kidding me? 🦆

[@markallen1356]

Rose did more talking than West

[@dantheman8152]

Damn looks totally different

[@razheer100]

Are you pessimistic NO Are you optimistic NO Then what are you 😂😂😂

[@dewy6]

realist

[@TLaelSimmons]

Why did Rose feel he had the authority to talk over and cut off Dr. Cornel West? Even at that early stage in his career, Dr. West was a formidable and unparalleled theologian, scholar, and thought leader. Rose's interruptive interview style felt disrespectful, to say the least. I don't recall him doing that in other interviews during this era. See: Toni Morrison & Rose. Yet, Dr. West was graceful and offered wisdom in the face of possible egoism. "The world's too tragic to be a naive optimist." Thank you Dr. West for offering me language to more clearly articulate this catastrophic masterpiece called life as an African American.

[@kondodurham2599]

...damn I have never seen my brother so young lol

[@bribay]

So that's how he looks when he uses his pic

[@Cameron_Merrill]

beautiful human being

[@JCResDoc94]

*ohh, i see! ok, so separating race to class proper may be an uphill battle.* at least for this campagin. i was anaware of this aspect of his work. oops. _JC

[@Andrewbreeze316]

Ol’ Charlie Rose trying to pressure the good doctor & by extension, the US public into being behind another war. Cringeworthy with 25+ years of hindsight.

[@dannyferguson9415]

All the talk on the Lolita Express!

[@thekissingbrothers8055]

Explain

[@dannyferguson9415]

@@thekissingbrothers8055 Charlie Rose and Bill Clinton were friends with Jeffrey Epstein. Epsteins private plane was nick named "the lolita Express" Pres. Trump was a friend also.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

Great debunking of black conservatives. Still necessary today with Candace, Kanye and others.

[@MelodicalJazzyphile723]

I don't like the host/interviewer's mannerisms and gestural tone towards brother Cornel West. Could it be the race against time to try and cover as many questions on his Q-cards that enables to also be quite condescending? Nevertheless, Mr. West is brilliant and well learned. Good spread