Well, that didn't take long.
This is a great country. Anyone can run for president.
That said, Cornel West has no business running for president, from the left, right, or center.
Yesterday I posted an essay: Balls of yarn and suits of armor: things fall apart. Further evidence is accumulating, which although not novel, includes the formation of third political parties.
Irrelevant.
The Establishment.
Owned by the Oligarchy.
An Imperialist party.
A Wall Street party.
A Neoliberal capitalist party.
The other side of the same fucking coin.
The Opposition.
Here's what we're dealing with regarding the United States of America national political system of government.
Rant. This is just a rant by a dude in a room in a house. It's just a long comment so don't sweat it. I was going to write about how I am interested in a new political system because the one we have sucks. But I've done that before on this blog and it didn't turn out so well. People either don't want a new political system or think it simply can't happen therefore it's a stupid fucking idea, magic fairy dust stuff.
First I think this should show you:
With all the discussion around reform, the political revolution and how to proceed I think it behooves us to understand what we may be getting into. One agenda for moving forward includes taking over or at least expanding our footprint within the Democratic Party. It's a sound idea: start at the local level and take over the party organization, get candidates who are progressives elected as democrats, and bob's your uncle.
I know you've reached your last shred of patience, are ready to blow a gasket and bolt from the Dem party, but don't. Between now and Philadelphia a lot can happen. Let's see what Bernie does. He's very savvy and can navigate Congress, the DNC, and whatever the Clintons throw at him. And there's still the outside chance that Justice will indict Hill.
Here is what I observed:
While watching MSNBC, Chris Hayes announced that NBC and AP had declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee.
The reason for the call was that 10 super delegates were identified by AP as having changed their minds from undecided to Hillary.
