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The political triumph of Donald Trump is a symbol and symptom — not cause or origin — of our imperial meltdown. Trump is neither alien nor extraneous… - Cornel West
" "The political triumph of Donald Trump is a symbol and symptom — not cause or origin — of our imperial meltdown. Trump is neither alien nor extraneous to American culture and history. In fact, he is as American as apple pie. Yet he is a sign of our spiritual bankruptcy — all spectacle and no substance, all narcissism and no empathy, all appetite and greed and no wisdom and maturity.
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About Cornel West
Cornel Ronald West (born 2 June 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and public intellectual. The son of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness." A radical democratic socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, Marxism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1994) and Democracy Matters (2004). He is currently running a third-party campaign in the 2024 United States presidential election.
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