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Yeah, but the thing about indifference is that it's always a choice
that we make, you see. So that if you choose to have an iciness of soul
and a hardening of heart and a coarsening of conscience, that leads
towards indifference. That's why at the end of Dante's Inferno it's the
iciness of Satan. You remember? The coldness. That's a choice. No matter
what structures or dominations are in place, we can still choose to
care, choose to care -- Sorge, that fundamental category that the
Germans talked about, the care. And the bluesman and the blueswoman
don't believe in optimism or pessimism, you see. I been down so long
that down don't worry me no more; that's why I keep keeping on. The
bluesman and the blueswoman are never indifferent. They're full of
passion, they're full of caring about something. It could be last night,
tomorrow night. It could be the society. Whatever.
You've got to sustain some kind of passion, and therefore the great
bluesmen and women from Tony Morrison to white ones like Tennessee
Williams to Bruce Springsteen on the vanilla side of town, along with
Bob Dylan, or on the chocolate side of town, you know, it could be Leroy
Carr or Curtis Mayfield or Aretha Franklin -- they are prisoners of
hope. They're neither optimists nor pessimists; they are prisoners of
hope because they care. As long as you care, and there's one little
precious child out there with sparkling eyes, you've got to do
something. And if you don't, the rocks are going to cry out. That's why
Coltrane kept blowing his horn, my brother, because if he didn't blow
his horn the rocks were going to cry out. That genius cared.
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I don't get Cornel West, but I do understand passion and compassion. |
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cornelWest is just a guy who got a job because of malcolm and wants others - his students, university, book distributors to think he is a 'black' one you can invite to dinner and drinks. |
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Brother Cornel West... is one smart educated ...... his name alone is a triple threat!! |
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God is neither white nor black,God is spirit,the worshipers must worship in spirit and truth
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Tom,Tavis, and Cornel; three wisemen or three stooges????????????????? Or a combination of both ?????????? |
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I respect West, However I'd like to see Black leaders DO instead of telling me what's wrong. I already know whats wrong, I even got a list of people to blame. Tell me how do I fix whats wrong and how do I DO IT. |
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