Cornel West on Donald Trump: This is What Neo-Fascism Looks Like

democracynow.org - President-elect Donald Trump has announced a handful of new cabinet picks with deep ties to Wall Street. On Tuesday, he named Steven Mnuchin to be Treasury Secretary. Mnuchin is a former executive for Goldman Sachs, where his father also worked. Mnuchin’s hedge fund also played a role in the housing crisis, after it scooped up the failing California bank IndyMac in 2008. Under Mnuchin’s ownership, IndyMac foreclosed on 36,000 families, particularly elderly residents trapped in reverse mortgages. Mnuchin was accused of running a "foreclosure machine." Trump has also picked billionaire private-equity investor Wilbur Ross to be Commerce Secretary. Ross specializes in flipping bankrupt companies for profit, often buying the U.S. companies at low prices and then selling them to overseas investors. He and his companies have sometimes engaged in the very practices Donald Trump rails against: shipping jobs and factories overseas. For more on these picks, we speak with Cornel West, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. During the Democratic primary he endorsed Bernie Sanders. After Hillary Clinton won the nomination West made headlines when he endorsed Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.
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[@Alif_YouTube]

God bless Amy Goodman. Im British and appreciate her inviting guests to speak on issues that 95% of media do not speak of

[@IonSquared]

95% is being quite generous -- it's higher than that.

[@pursang833]

What I like is these two hosts allowed the guest to speak without interruption. They also had follow-up questions which were nice to hear. The current media feels like they have to earn their millions by the word. That their voice is more important than the guests and that makes you wonder why have guests at all. It would be nice to have real journalists in this day and age other then news readers. The few corporations that own the media now wouldn't want that though as it would ruin their narrative and the idea that they want the middle and lower classes to believe.

[@RickyProphet]

Who's Amy Goodman?

[@shaungorham7959]

TRUE.

[@Justprayfirst]

Thank the universe for Biden and his helping us get off fossil fuel by selling it all to China!

[@learningisgrowing]

Man... Dr West is so articulate. He's under no illusion of how the US is run

[@DrummingTmate]

That was a very good analysis. It's rare to hear anyone on the "Left" in the USA acknowledge the tens of millions of white Americans who have been screwed over.

[@HollyandChanel]

Everyone knows you've been screwed over. What you don't realize is that every other demographic has been screwed over even worse (spare a few choice "model minorities").

[@kirbyaugustine761]

Arlenis B Thank you. White plight is real but so is everyone else's. If white people have it bad and they're the dominant society it's only commonsense that other races would have it worse. The main issue is the poor and disenfranchised are being blamed for the sins of the rich. The real enemy is Wall Street, corporations and our crooked politicians.

[@platoniczombie]

This is exactly how Capitalism works. Everyone is made to believe that the system is set-up fairly; then when the majority fails to "strike it rich" they're told that it's because they don't try hard enough; people try harder and find that the majority is competing against one another for the limited resources available to strike it rich. This is where we're stuck at, and why the institutionalization of racial policies, has kept the majority competing amongst themselves rather than rebelling together. It's better for the rich to keep the poor bickering amongst themselves. Get passed the made-up moral ideals behind race; it's the only way we can actually change anything.

[@HollyandChanel]

Kirby Augustine They don't have the intellectual honesty to pinpoint who their actual enemy is. Might as well attack low hanging fruit while the wealthy laugh and get richer.

[@dougaduncan]

Love you brother West. Keep speaking the truth!

[@bbob70]

Cornell West can call brother to everyone, his discourse is one of anti-white bigotry.

[@chuckchillout6228]

bbob70 Absolutely not true...point of fact he was the most outspoken critic of Obama's presidency...he is a straight down the middle individual...if your wrong he will call it out no matter who it is...Black, white , Democrat, Republican...he's one of the most intellectually honest freedom fighters ever...that's why Jessi Jackson and Al Sharpton Do not like him....trust and believe he is a good man.!!

[@leventetakacs1641]

@@bbob70 absolute lie

[@pathacker4963]

If this is what neo-fascism looks like, it doesn't look a whole lot different from Obama's cabinet. And it's probably not much different than Hillary's would have looked like.

[@NellieKAdaba]

True

[@HuxleyWasRight]

only difference is Trump is giving his administration a "tough guy" veneer, where Obama and clinton used doublespeak, Trump uses a more blunt vernacular. To be fair it served Obama well, the general perception of him is that he's a softie, a humanitarian peace maker, despite the fact he bombed inside 7 countries, made record weapons sales, deported 2.5m people, didn't shut guantanamo bay etc is this really the only tangible difference between republicans and democrats ? language ? democrats are much slicker and subtle, whereas at the rough end of the GOP they just come out tell you how horrendous they are ("bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran") if you're calling trump a neo fascist then you have to call the previous few admins that as well.

[@UntilChill]

Pat Hacker Are you kidding me? You're about to see how different neo liberalism and neo fascism are. They have commonalities, but this could be the end.

[@HuxleyWasRight]

Until Chill it could have been the end under Hillary as well, think about it, relations with Russia would have been at a post cold war low had she got in, she spent a large chunk of her campaign levelling accusations of Russian malfeasance into the campaign. She also promised to implement a no fly zone in syria and topple Assad, this would have more than likely a shooting war with Russia in Syria which could easily escalate into a nuclear exchange. Trumps a dick, but lets not pretend he's any less crazy that the folks that brought the 6 trillion dollar wars, the 20 trillion dollars worth of debt, the crazy keynesian economic policies. what West means is he's not a politician, thats the only difference, he's not schooled in the art of orwellian double speak, he's not a slick talking front man like Obama is.

[@TrishStClair]

Pat Hacker you are too immature for this conversation.

[@TheAndyVegan]

Cornel West is such an inspiration!

[@poltronafrau]

Andy Vegan he nailed it

[@vincentvegasupreme6779]

Benjamin Verheijden he's a pile of racist shit fuck BLM and all communist agitation

[@smooth5002]

Vincent Vega Supreme fuck u

[@highpower3006]

Cornel West is such a suck ass liberal, he couldn't logically think his way out of a wet paper bag

[@poltronafrau]

Vincent Vega Supreme how is he even racist. He's supporting Bernie Sanders

[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I am impressed with Dr. Cornel West on his views on Donald Trump and the fear of neo-fascism in the United States. I really admire the man for speaking his mind.

[@Mrcrawford100]

Robert Polanco I hope that's all you admire him for.

[@robertpolanco1973]

What are you talking about? Really?

[@Mrcrawford100]

Robert Polanco nobody wants neo fascism in their country.. how can you say he is a neo fascist? that is a good question! if you wanna see neo fascism at work, look at the clintons campaign, and attempts to disrupt the Democratic process that are still going on as we debate.

[@robertpolanco1973]

Why does it have to be the Democrats? They may be almost a lot of things, but neo-fascists? I don't think so. But then again, I think BOTH Republicans and Democrats are equally corrupt, that's for sure.

[@alexlewis5526]

Sean Crawford either you choose not to see the truth or you are not seeing or hearing....all Trump pick are wealthy business men....interesting. they have nothing to lose but gain power and wealth. Tell me how many have businesses or ties to them?

[@treevenewson]

don't pick on Jimmy Carter, he was your last decently honest man as president.

[@DucksDeLucks]

Our only president who never got a soldier killed. We need more idiots.

[@1thetvzone]

Alec Smith only you and your neo con right wing conspiracy theory believe that, but historian say other wise. Trump will literally have the world come to an end.

[@1thetvzone]

Alec Smith I'm not talking about Cater, I'm talking about Obama. As for Cater that recession went through Reagan's presidency.

[@1thetvzone]

Alec Smith the recession didn't ended in Reagan's Administration right away. During 82-84 the recession was high it wasn't until after his 84 reelection when unemployment went down. also during the 90s during Bush there was another recession after Bill Clinton was elected around 93/94 when the economy was booming. When he left their was a surplus & balance budget. We know what happened after that Bush again. Obama stepped in 08 not only a recession but a global recession loomed, and despite the opposition he was up against, and dealing with a fracture govt historians say he will go down as one the best President. Your opinion you think he horrible, but not as bad as the President that will follow Obama. It been predicted another recession looms under a Trump presidency.

[@1thetvzone]

Alec Smith ok keep telling yourself that, but historians have already made their decision, so don't be butt hurt, and he will hardly be forgotten

[@dc9511]

trump is Mussolini reincarnated!

[@djgq5348]

Patriot Muckraker militarized his cabinet, pushes propaganda and conspiracy theories with no evidence whatsoever, demonizing the press and suggesting that their freedoms should be limited, demonize minorities and ethnic groups, threatening political enemies with incarceration, surround himself with loyalists, hands out government posts as rewards as opposed to qualifications.....

[@ricardomurillo5205]

Fernando Amaro Trump has even quoted Mussolini. A reincarnation means a modern version.

[@iaagg]

Unfortunately there is not one thing Dr. West said that I could take issue with and that is very unfortunate indeed.

[@c0p13dn4m3]

roomba Yes, it's very unfortunate that you can't disagree on anything with this faux-intellectual weirdo.

[@HollyandChanel]

A nobody on KZbin calling a lauded and awarded intellectual a "faux-intellectual". The jokes just write themselves.

[@c0p13dn4m3]

Arlenis B Another nobody on KZbin who thinks that popularity means his guy is right. Ronald Reagan was very popular too, you know. I don't even need to write jokes about you, you are a joke yourself.

[@HollyandChanel]

George Costanza You're a nobody, I'm a nobody, no one is disputing this fact. I, however, don't discount obvious intellect just because I disagree ideologically. That's the typical behavior of a joke of a person. :) And please, explain how Cornel West is comparable to Reagan. I'd love to know.

[@ek04show]

I take issue with all liberals (Jimmy Dore, Cornell West and all the others ) that failed to back Hillary. They are responsible for Trump.

[@mikecraig2062]

Cornel West looks like Fredrick Douglas

[@elizabethbennet4791]

lol i always thought that too

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Mike Craig No silly goose, I meant the Aryan supremacist on your comment thread. he needs to be castrated until he becomes liberal.

[@mikecraig2062]

***** oh, my bad

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Mike Craig np

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Jack Penny Oh look- another confused and nasty RightWinger who erroneously interprets a given situation in a warped and vastly inaccurate manner. How surprising.

[@BoffinGrusky]

This type of dialog does a great disservice to the body politic. When EVERYTHING is racist, misogynistic, sexist, Fascist, etc., the public becomes desensitized to the language. Thus, instances and issue that truly require collective attention and resolution, are widely ignored. If you want to know who really got Trump elected, have a long stare in the mirror. The broad public has tired of the endless chants of "the sky is falling, the sky is falling".

[@richwhiteman2755]

agreed buddy!!

[@troyf2945]

I tried to feel bad for not voting. I feel that the system is broken and Hitlery or Trump would both continue the destruction of the USA. I suppose one of the saddest things for me to contemplate is that the common people are too stupid to be responsible for our government. Even the highest level of experts disagree about how things work. (which is to say that it is a very complex topic) To think that the common man, who can't even remember what the current president just did for 8 years, is qualified to have any say so on how or by whom we should be governed. Oh well; empires fall.

[@Lulumoju]

Nice try in trying to dismiss his entire argument because you can't find a way to refute it. But let me just makes this very clear, Trump got elected because of Trump voters not because of Bernie voters, Clinton voters, or any other voter. Trump supporters and trump voters are responsible for falling into his trap. He never intended to help working people, but he knew that that type of rhetoric will get him the rust bell and win the electoral college and it worked for him. Clinton lost the electoral college, but still received 2.5 million more votes than Trump. The majority saw right through trump, it was those who let themselves be fooled that lost. The nazi faction of Trump supporters are the real winners of this election.

[@donHooligan]

Trump was just Less Hated than Hillary.

[@Lulumoju]

donHooligan Trump was more hated, according to opinion polls. He is actually the most hated president to ever win the presidency ever.

[@thewendigo5992]

I’m moderate but Dr. West is dropping straight truth. Protect this man at all costs

[@ruthingle658]

Dr West is a total star, he spells out how dreadful the situation is so clearly but somehow manages to give u hope & gives u back the fire in your belly. Love this guy 💜

[@joshuaoverlord5327]

Bet you would vote for Trump instead of biden

[@timothyreigel5004]

I love you, Cornel West. Thank you

[@TheGlobalfrog12]

Dr.West is fantastic

[@rkrw576]

He's a well meaning twit. He opposed Hillary, she lost. Now, he denounces Trump? Chicken shit.

[@TheGlobalfrog12]

he opposed Hillary for very good reasons...and he also opposed Trump from the beginning...His explanation as to why she lost and Trump won was exactly correct.. a twit he isnt

[@Playthellgb42]

AMEN!!!!! Sometimes I feel like I am the only one that sees this guy for the "CHICKEN SHIT" "TWIT" that he is!!!!!

[@nowwithmorekick]

There are people i wish i was around when they were alive and Cornel west is one of those people i'm glad to get to witness while they're still around.

[@cassandriel]

This is amazing information! I wish more people watched Democracy Now!

[@joshuaoverlord5327]

Normal people believe in science in like Democrats

[@karensmith3565]

Cornell West is brilliant and insightful. Thank you for the clear, concise explanation.

[@john70803]

As a British person, I have never heard of Cornell West before. He's one hell of a soul man - right on brother!

[@conors4430]

Don't call it neo fascism it's fascism, A new label just makes the whole term slippery

[@nokomismn9685]

I agree. Fascism is a perfectly good, useful term.

[@juliawinkler438]

Goldman-Sachs has been in power over the government since Reagan, now its just outright in the open.

[@johnlopperman2161]

Con Not really. West described the variations quite accurately. Much as socialism and other political/economic systems range widely, as does the U.S. colonializing methods alternative to the 'classic.'

[@skudsterfoster8359]

I think you're right because it's 4 years later and a lot of people get mad at that term.

[@fivestarman5130]

Well it’s the more academically accurate version but yeah just saying fascism is easier and confuses less people

[@acevirginian2203]

Yeah Trump was educated by Obama in that White House meeting. Some fact checking made him realise his tail was in a crack. You shud ve elected Bernie Sanders.

[@acevirginian2203]

Really... Bernie said there are no Poor White... Really... Then who is getting all the Gov welfare in Mid West? Actually it is Trump who believes that.. he just gave away Millions to Carrier to save a few measly jobs in Indiana. If that woodoo economics is example of things to come - BRAVO! BUT that said; TRUMP is NOT yet in office/power, to say anything about him just yet is just plain wrong

[@elizabethbennet4791]

blah blah blah

[@nonilovechild5524]

Yes make America Great Again like it was before Europeans arrived.

[@brianengineering9001]

Noni Lovechild : You want the people to go back to living in huts and fighting each other for the scrapes the land provides?

[@Solomonsochill]

Noni Lovechild That was dope! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@sugarbearjohnware8462]

Thank You.

[@sugarbearjohnware8462]

I Have Often Said, "America Was Great Up Until 1492". Then The Rot Arrived & Set In.

[@tanyalake9152]

I've been saying the same thing, for years, before Trump became a so called president.

[@loveisthekey7]

6 years later... No truer words. This is wild. I can't believe this is America. I mean banning libraries? This is really some wild stuff

[@korle521]

they need Amy Goodman at standing rock this weekend too. end of discussion

[@DrummingTmate]

Evil people shouldn't be killed?

[@Raincentral003]

+United States GOP Dude, the US supports murdering dictators all over the world.

[@carolynbrewer9955]

United States GOP

[@dedosdigital]

Amy will go as long as she doesn't get any real dirt on her . Wouldn't fit with her millionairess life in NYC .

[@greenpeace4246]

Ralph Nader, Dr. Cornel West, Norm Chomsky and Dr.Jill Stein are the remaining most inspirational leaders in our life time. who else do i miss?

[@soultec11]

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

[@soultec11]

I notice you didn't select anyone from the democratic party.

[@pattonisgod26]

Green Peace Chris Hedges

[@DrummingTmate]

Elizabeth Warren is Hillary 2.0

[@peterhardie4151]

Greenwald, Hedges, Klein.

[@markferrari5838]

Goldman Sachs moves head office to Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC

[@ricpel9975]

What do you mean? It's been there for the last thirty five years, they own our government.

[@sbklein]

If Trump wants to "drain the swamp" he should drill a hole in that swamp he calls a "brain" and let the sewage run out.

[@91873delete]

stan klein oh you mean your brain

[@sbklein]

Uh, no I didn't. But that is exceedingly clever. Did you have help or just take a few days crafting that gem?

[@91873delete]

stan klein May not be as prompt as you are just because I can't craft glorifying idiotic comments

[@wendellboyd8073]

stan klein

[@randallanthony1794]

stan klein are you stupid

[@karensgardenkitchenii1754]

take ur money out of these banks people. wake up!!

[@audreyevans7422]

Karen, please tell people what to do with their money. Taking it out of banks is step one.

[@karensgardenkitchenii1754]

Create your own currency in your communities, and start bartering again for goods and services. That's a good way to reject the oligarchs fake money system. Put your money in a safe place in yr home. The banks give you less than 1% interest on yr savings anyway All they do with your deposit is use it to make money for themselves. It's a scam. Then they charge you all kinds of usury fees on your own money.

[@thomascarroll39]

Karen Miller If only if the masses would listen too your sound advice. Folks are scared too be unconventional.

[@dhillmjex1]

Karen Miller trumps gang are going to crash Wallstreet alright. then they buy low and let it build. like Boeing, cause the stock to drop, buy in then help them grow and sell. crash it and buy again. with everything not just Boeing. watch them make cash on pipelines.

[@karensgardenkitchenii1754]

Don't participate in the merry mess i.e. Christmas - this is when big business try to get their books in order and out of the red .. .. wake up! If we don't overspend they will go bankrupt - they don't give us jobs anyway. They put all profits in their pockets because of greed.

[@rbass7674]

God, I love Cornel West - "fortified for this fight."

[@michaelmason4143]

Crybaby!

[@lordtoffington3664]

So many smart black people over there in US.

[@malikshabazz6869]

der c'est.

[@blackbird5634]

Dr West is an inspiration and voice of truth.

[@thewonderfulkushite9472]

Well said as always!

[@atwaterpub]

5:03 "This is one of the most frightening moments in the history of this very fragile empire; fragile republic."

[@justmyopinion9883]

I love Cornel West. I could listen to him all day; he is so articulate and smart.

[@joshuaoverlord5327]

If he is so smart how can he see that communism will never work

[@hitirussantosa7116]

communism is not mentioned in this interview communism seems to be your own personal boogyman

[@joshuaoverlord5327]

@@hitirussantosa7116 socialism always leads to Communism ussr was socialism then it became communist cuase there will away be government involvement

[@michaelmason4143]

@@hitirussantosa7116 100 million dead because of communism...its the worlds boogyman!

[@retired5249]

I served 30 years on active duty and served in 5 combat tours. The American people are clueless on how the government really works. I quit drinking two years ago...I will start drinking again on 20 Jan....just so I can make the next 4 years go by with as little pain as possible. God save America and bless this country I love so dearly.

[@iMaDeMoN2012]

Usually, I can't make sense of the words Dr. West says, but today their meaning rang clear as a bell.

[@rustyrebar123]

if the definition is arbitrary enforcement of law, I got news for you all. we have been there for a while.

[@Thaxton]

Jim Kelly I think you will find that one has not seen anything yet

[@Thaxton]

Jungle Bwoi yeah. I don't think we're really on the same page

[@moony77]

Jim Kelly That's right! Obama is the biggest NeoFascist prick!! DemExitNOW!

[@jarmsies]

Renee Carter, your ignorance is showing. fascism is strictly a right leaning political philosophy. Thus neofascism would be on the right. Obama is a neoliberali statist, which is a marriage between left leaning economics and right leaning governance. thus his being hawkish while promoting social engineering in the form of corporate controlled healthcare.

[@moony77]

+Jarmsies. You appear to miss the nuance in my statement about OBAMA being a fascist. We no longer differentiate the left from the right. The left has moved so far right that they've become one in the same. We live under FASCISM and we have been for quite some time.

[@09marathon]

Can we all at least agree that trumps relations to Putin are waaaay more than he claimed

[@lerch25]

Based on.......?

[@09marathon]

You trump supporters would twist the wind if it suited your defense of the orange dictator.cmon get real 20% of America voted this man in office.thats it and that's the law even if he wins on accident but this guy is a train wreck.and let me add one thing .go back and see when trump started talking about taking on the system.he stole a lot of that speech from sanders.i mean just saying the people that follow trump are like Manson followers they just twist and follow him anywhere.bizarre.

[@lerch25]

Marshall Albertson Still waiting for you to tie Trump to the Kremlin. I have a feeling it will be a long wait.

[@alexbaxter3828]

It's 2 months later now lerch25. We didn't have to wait very long.

[@lerch25]

Thomas they are STILL talking about a bunch of nothing, and they will continue.

[@Laughwithmelol]

There are three definitions of fascism gave in by Mussolini who is the founder fascism none of the three match Trump

[@JoshuaFitch]

Fascists believe that liberal democracy is obsolete, and they regard the complete mobilization of society under a totalitarian one-party state as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties.[7] Such a state is led by a strong leader-such as a dictator and a martial government composed of the members of the governing fascist party-to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society.[7] Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature, and views political violence, war, and imperialism as means that can achieve national rejuvenation.[8][9][10][11] Fascists advocate a mixed economy, with the principal goal of achieving autarky through protectionist and interventionist economic policies.[12] Sounds just about right. I suppose you could say Trump is a proto-neo-fascist. Would that be better?

[@nickd920]

How the hell did you come up with that?? He hasnt even taken office yet. Are all people that talk like you this crazy?

[@mastertube60]

Rio truths Sorry but you are an illiterate fool

[@nickd920]

mastertube60 He is falling under the mass Hillary loss hysteria. Why learn from history when you make crazy shit up.

[@mastertube60]

Nicko D Why are you people keep saying trim haven't take the oath an excuse everything what is going in so far.... his unbelievable conflict of interest, his horrible picks of billionaire people and so on and so forth

[@kerryfry1857]

The insight is so brilliant. Looking back it's amazing.

[@TheMinor6]

trump never thought he would win, but rather hyper-elevate his brand, and yes, he's in way over his head, and probably scared shitless!!

[@thegaycatholic4739]

"When you see a social problem: you financialise, you privatise, you militarise." I love it‼️‼️

[@kirbyl.4646]

Thank you Dr. West and Democracy now . ❤️

[@joeygames2295]

I am a 50 year old man from Luzerne county coal country Pennsylvania and I would like to say that I would vote for Dr. Cornel West for the next presidential election.

[@Vonnie777]

Well he is running for president now

[@fred5399]

Hey Donald lied again so what?

[@javiduarte5143]

it's going to get ugly

[@solidaritytime3650]

Cornell, and Hedges, and Chomsky, all WAY ahead of the curve.

[@easysontaran1503]

One of the best, most concise descriptions of fascism I have ever heard. At around 4:00.

[@MrNooneholmes]

I nominate Dr. Cornel West to be our next president!

[@DrummingTmate]

The Zionists will kill that baby in the crib.

[@VanillaDazzle]

He's a fucking commie

[@peyergrace544]

Vanilla Dazzle Tito was also a commie and the greatest leader to hold Yugoslavia together. Your point?

[@Ahk-reeb-707]

One of the best person i have followed in life. We need more just like him. And this world would a much better place.

[@onewomanslife]

GO Democracy now! Go Cornel West- truth was never more needed.

[@stevehauk]

Trump does not scapegoat, that black professor is wrong. He still doesn't get why Trump *had to* mentions those groups.

[@stevehauk]

The problems with the so-called scapegoat groups (i.e. Muslims and Mexicans) are fair and ample to mention because those groups (and others) are costing us billions and many lives due to their *UNLAWFUL* actions.

[@doxasticc]

lmfao, you Trumpeters are hilarious.

[@antonleimbach648]

This is what the U.S has always been. Nothing new here.

[@Jazzmarcel]

xr7fan exactly right! just the same if you rob, murder, and exploit the whole world for the last 500 years!......

[@cubanis82]

xr7fan you talk like your getting a piece of it buahaha ur a joke dude. your not getting anything out of this idiot you sit it and say yes finally like your gonna get a new house car wife lol your a joke supporter nothing more

[@Chrisg841]

xr7fan Richest country? You're in debt for 19 trillion hahaha

[@Chrisg841]

xr7fan Just keep telling yourself that buddy!! 😁

[@Jazzmarcel]

Should be the richest after the theft 3 million sq miles of land and millions of Africans to work their whole lives without pay nor the right to even keep their own children, then yes!

[@IceColdProfessional]

Dr. Cornell West vs Dr. Ben Carson.

[@cemeter1832]

no contest.

[@JaneSmith-hi6fs]

It's not hard to see why all the university students are coming out so stupid when this professor is showing us the type of thing being taught to them. Mnuchin was Trump's campaign treasurer and did a fabulous job at keeping costs down and running the most lean campaign ever. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and see what he does to help Trump achieve his agenda. Better to have someone with good experience in how the monetary system works rather than a person with weak experience.

[@artangel5298]

Jane Smith He is smart and you are fool.

[@JaneSmith-hi6fs]

+Art Angel: You are the fool for thinking this guy knows what he is talking about. He said "every black person should vote for Jill Stein" and not many did. He said publically that he didn't think many blacks would vote for Trump and Trump ended up getting more black votes than Romney did. Guess he doesn't know his people very well or they are just not listening to him.

[@doxasticc]

Just stop talking, you're going to hurt yourself. Cornell west is an honest intellectual. There is not a single academic or intellectual who supported Trump. Not one. You're a gullible, brain-dead, Trump supporter. He's blatantly a con-artist and you fell for every single one of his tricks, now you're just in denial. West overestimated the intelligence of voters, so did I, so did most academics - it doesn't mean he doesn't know what he's talking about. I knew Americans were fucking stupid. I just didn't think that 60 million were _this_ stupid.

[@artangel5298]

Jane Smith Don't you worry I'll be the one who will be laughing later, too many Americans are so naive that they can't even learn from the past. People are getting fooled every four years, can't you see that no brainer? By the way ordinary people don't choose the leaders , 1% does, learn something here or stay stupid.

[@JaneSmith-hi6fs]

If politicians are being bought by the donated money that banks and businesses give them to fund their campaign effort, then yes I agree with you that they are elected and decided on by others. Obama raised the most money of any politician in history. But Trump is an outsider and did not accept doner money and he is not wanted by the 1%. Because if he had been chosen by the 1%, Trump's win would not be causing all the carry-on, screaming and recounting of votes. Right????

[@bobbyshabangu]

The reason why I like Trump is because he speaks from the heart. He appeals to the man on the street! He takes politics to another level. Even those not interested in politics are bound to be interested now.

[@brandonhalliii1]

Hahahaha boy the trump supporters got duped

[@chesteradams2122]

yea "I love my ignorant supporters"

[@brandonhalliii1]

FREE LANCER Goldman Sachs is not the best place to hire people from on economic affairs they ran their business model on fraud they sold toxic packages and presented them with AAA credit they bought out the ratings agencies and the bet against the packages they sold because they knew it was crap and while they made money on both sides while millions loss their jobs and homes Goldman Sachs was a major offender of the massive corruption that crashed the economy in 2008

[@homeingermany]

nope, thats like putting a predator in charge of watching sheep. they simply fill their pockets. who went to jail after 2008, where banks crashed worldwide economy purely out of greed. THATS the people he put in place

[@ctcombest]

moneymaker2dx it's about time we put actual successful intelligent people who know wtf they're doing. As opposed to unqualified donors.

[@homeingermany]

***** true that wolves were (at least as far as the theory goes) domesticated. but I was wrong to make that statement about sheeps and predators. cause predators are not malicious like people. these people KNEW they were collapsing the system, and they DIDNT give a damn. and you think these really are the BEST? I agree that you need experts. very much so. but you need ones that are not morally corrupt like the guy that had a lady foreclosed for 79 cents.

[@sonofyah-qx8fm]

Absolutely Brother West !!! Amy, Girl you Look Great !!! Thank you & Juan an to all your Staff for your Straight forward News Distribution Aproach 2nd Too None !!! May The Most Yahweh keep & Protect You All in these Wicked Times !!!......

[@jayrod9002]

Cornell West is my favorite author and intellectual. You may not always agree with him, but his perspective is strong. I'm glad his voice is apart of our society.

[@garybiggs9010]

Neo-Fascism = Booting Cornel West out of the country = Priceless

[@Infidelio]

Cornel West is a national treasure. Same for Amy Goodman.

[@CyberspacedLoner]

Americans have replaced Representative Oligarchy/Plutocracy with Direct Oligarchy/Plutocracy, what the Nation needs is Popular Democracy, Policies that Redistributes Wealth and Power back from the Super Rich Billionaires to the Middle Class both through Progressive Taxation and Public Services (Affordable Quality: Education, Health Care and Pensions) but also through a higher Minimum Wage that is both a Ethical and Living Wage, Immigration Reform that Limits Immigration is also needed, with Annual Max. Quotas on Immigration to Protect the European-American Majority, this will limit Ethno-Nationalist Radicalization which is the foundation of the Right Wing Populism and Demagoguery of People like Donald J Trump.

[@taoozkara5980]

Americans need to stop believing in the fairy tale that some stinking rich white guy is going to guide and protect the rest of us. As long as we believe in Santa Claus, we are going to get these criminals looting our government.

[@brianring3425]

Now this is a brother I can listen to.

[@christianhitrancis5380]

on point on all issues

[@IIBizzy]

I wish Cornel West would be my grandpa or uncle or stuff.

[@jpoconnor2857]

So, business as usual different scapegoat. Slightly different shade of lipstick.

[@MadderMel]

Cornell West is brilliant isn't he ? I love him to bits .

[@The987654321Boom]

ASMR and then bed. thanks newsreader lol

[@guyvanburen]

What the fuck am i hearing. The words theyre saying, is this real?

[@mrvirus888]

Guy VanBuren what do you have problem understanding?

[@PS-vc2yz]

Socialism NOW!

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Fascism IS socialism. Idiot.

[@platoniczombie]

Do you even know what Socialism, Capitalism, Communism, and Fascism is? Because I'm sure I know what American has brought us all to think what it is, but not the actual ideology of what is behind a lot of these social constructs. Every single one of these ideals believe that people matter, they merely differ in their implementation on how to go about a better society. Socialism, Capitalism, Communism, all of these ideologies have, at their core, the goal of common good for people, it's actually the people who distort and corrupt these ideologies to fit their wants and needs. Socialism is not inherently bad in the same way Communism and Capitalism are not inherently bad.

[@lukejackson6233]

Fuck socialism, it doesn't work. Move to China you lunatic. You'll get a taste of real socialism.

[@john70803]

Socialism and Communism have virtually nothing to do with each other. China is a Communist state.

[@MrUndersolo]

“Spiritual Blackout” - that will ring in my mind for a long time...

[@MrCanadarulez]

I, for one, would like to welcome our new alien overlords.

[@Anna-tj7mp]

I could listen to this brilliant moral humane man for hours. In fact I do on KZbin. 😊

[@Donttouchmewow]

So many labels with so little substance.

[@tripp3468]

"arbitrary deployment of law" seems pretty substantive to me; it's not West's fault that it went over your head!

[@Donttouchmewow]

Tripp it's just a label on our entire law system, which is based on catholic and western ideologies dating back to before Christ. You don't think murder and theft should be illegal? Too arbitrary for you?

[@tripp3468]

Balla The Feared And you think that's what he was referencing? Trump tweeted about imprisoning flag burners for a year, and you think West was referencing "murder and theft" law instead?

[@Donttouchmewow]

Tripp He didn't reference anything, he generalized and labeled. He had no substance and didn't present a single argument or solution to any of his non existent points. As far as Trump's comment goes you aren't allowed to say anything in the name of free speech, likewise you shouldn't be allowed to do anything in the name of it either. The flag should be protected, like currency is. I'm sure Hillary would agree. The same sheltered kids who cry for safe spaces and demand trigger warnings over perceived micro aggressions are now burning US flags. The left went too far, Trump will get away with much because the left is too far out in left field.

[@skubber23]

In which society are murder and theft not illegal? You think that's a unique aspect of Western cultures?

[@sohrobinator]

This is why I donate to Democracy Now. Great reporting and commentary.

[@kennytheclown3859]

Interesting points.

[@jonathancassidy5044]

So intellectually dishonest. And the vapidity of the comments.

[@jonathancassidy5044]

the assumptions for the model are flawed, thus the assertions are erroneous

[@Henbot]

Jonathan Cassidy just his view or rhetoric, but doesn't change that trump is bringing in same big money

[@titifelicianoismo9641]

No, he is not, you'll see what happens. We are going into a greater depression than 1930's. This is a white boys club if you are not a millionaire or a billionaire you're nothing to these men or their wives or their Goma's on the side. Even if you are white and you voted for him, your still being laughed at right now. Even trump didn't believe he won or deserved to win, he was shocked because of all the suckers he had in his hand. Pray, because you will suffer at his hands for believing that he can do better than God.

[@reneangulotrujillo1]

$ucker$

[@genejohnson620]

Cornell West campaigned for Jill Stein. So he can take some the credit for Trump being elected. The number of votes for Stein could have taken Clinton over the top.

[@prometheuscall5759]

Great information

[@twanacisse2156]

Speaking truth to power

[@cossacks1232]

subscribed. And LOUDLY.

[@russwilson2305]

"Spiritual Blackout" I get it.

[@Diplomastronaut]

Racial justice doesn't have a political party. It has a human party.

[@BennyEternET]

Oh my, we found the inspiration for Tricia Takanawa in family guy :o

[@vanessahillmusic]

The American people must work even harder now to stand up to this mess they've made.

[@carltaylor4942]

Fascinating - thank you very much Professor West.

[@brianengineering9001]

Someone needs to revive the two zombie lady's . Bernie Sanders socialism would have centralized power into one easily corrupted institution that we would never come back from. The government does nothing well and should be as limited as possible.

[@elinorlopez4021]

Cornell West is right on the money in regards to Donald Trump. Thank you.

[@barcrafty817]

are those eyebrows on the first lady or two caterpillars trying to give each other a kiss?

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

Thank you Cornel.

[@monam3739]

The system is to blame . Not Clinton not Trump .

[@ctwatcher]

Short memories here.

[@PS-vc2yz]

Trump should have chosen a liberal academician from Princeton as Treasury Secretary LOL

[@clumsydad7158]

TRUTH BROTHER ! (-:

[@nicholasmunguakubarikiyute6325]

At Americans 😂 😂 😂

[@letsleepingdogslie2492]

I didn't see this one coming Nooooo SIR!!!!

[@armageddon6839]

Just corporate funding of politicians alone is FASCISM

[@j.t.6700]

Putting Americans all Americans all borders our jobs our safety and security at the top of to do list is not fascism it's common sense !

[@richardhedd3080]

Thank you Amy for what you do. Thank you Cornel, please keep speaking for for us who don’t have a voice!!

[@jtfm7432]

Could we just wait until Trump is in office to make our judgement call. People's predictions about Trump have often been erroneous.