I’m a fan of both [1], but I’m not unhappy to see them fight. This is stuff that needs to be thrashed out.
Coates’ response in this thread, BTW:
https://twitter.com/tanehisicoates/status/942517503586058240
[1] I’m mostly Team Cornel in this one, though.
That’s, like, a new record.
He’s certainly being constructive in highlighting his relevant work versus one of the many that chastise their detractors for not having full encyclopedic knowledge of their works (usually including twitter rants not just published work). I’ve nothing to gain or lose being on either side, but I generally see Cornel as extremely persuasive which makes it harder to evaluate for sure.
Neatly summarised.
Thread:
Motivated by a current Twitter kerfuffle where folks are trying to deflect West’s critique by arguing over the definition of neoliberal.
Cernovich and Posobiec are trying to incite murder, if you ask me.
Related:
Once again: this list is a comprehensive demonstration of why Mueller is scum. And authoritarian liberals are promoting it as a reason to trust and support him.
This is almost a crass thing to admire in this situation, but wow those are very aesthetically pleasing signs.
This is not how you do resistance. You do it with bitter partisan war between Chetniks and Partisans over who will rule after the defeat of the occupiers.