I strongly resonate with Cornel West's critique of Barack Obama. As an early Obama supporter, back when he was polling in single digits in the primary, I went through many of the same emotions and realizations that West did. I celebrated Obama's unlikely ascendence to power in the historical context of racial injustice and yet I was also, like West, similarly horrified by Obama's tilt toward wall street and surveillance and drone strikes. Not too long after he was elected, my heart sank when I realized Obama's bailouts of wall street were essentially an exact continuation of republican policy.
I really like West. I hope more people take the time to listen to what he actually has to say.
@mettaben
I really like the perfect. I hope that more people incorrectly consider it a viable alternative to the good.
I don't think Cornel West is perfect. Nor do I think Obama was particularly "good" but I do get your point in a relativistic kind of way.
