A mere couple of weeks before we vote so I thought I would do a little FYI…..please refrain from any snarky remarks…..once again….just FYI to let people know there is more than the pathetic two running in the 22024 election…..since the media is ignoring I thought I would do the right thing and bring the news out.
I have written many times that the last time I voted for a winner in a presidential election was 1976….and my streak may continue with the 2024 vote.
I am a weird bird for I vote my principles and not some easy out like voting for the least objectionable candidate…..and almost every time I am accused of helping elect this idiot or that…..but it is my vote and I have no one to answer to but my own conscience….so nay-sayers can piss off.
Last election season I was duped by Gabbard and I supported her as a Dem later I found out what a racist homophobe she really is…..I will try not to make that mistake again.
This next election is turning out to be dumb or dumber….no Repub nor Dem has any business being a candidate they are all as corrupted as corrupt can be.
So when the news came out of a possible third party candidate that I know and admire his work I was pleased to see that I may have a person to vote for this time around.
That person is Cornell West….
Another big name is entering the 2024 presidential race, though not for one of the two main political parties. Dr. Cornel West, the well-known progressive scholar, philosophy professor, and activist, said Monday that he will run for the nation’s top office on the People’s Party ticket, the New York Times reports. The third party was founded by Nick Brana, a member of Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign team, but Sanders himself declined a bid from the party for him to get involved before the 2020 election, in which he again ran as a Democrat. West, who has taught at Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and, currently, Union Theological Seminary, says he is concerned with “the destruction of American democracy,” and that he is more concerned about voters than other politicians, whether Democrat or Republican, Politico reports.
“Neither political party wants to tell the truth about Wall Street, about Ukraine, about the Pentagon, about big tech,” the left-wing academic said in a campaign video posted to Twitter; in the video he referenced a 2022 interview in which he called former President Trump a “neo fascist” and President Biden a “milquetoast neoliberal.” (He’s also criticized former President Obama, and Forbes says he’s a non-Marxist socialist and Christian who has supported Sanders in the past and considers himself a populist alternative to mainstream politicians.) West says he is concerned with issues including the living wage, affordable and guaranteed housing, abortion rights, universal health care, mass incarceration, and climate change. “I enter in the quest for truth, I enter in the quest for justice, and the presidency is just one vehicle to pursue that truth and justice—what I’ve been trying to do all of my life,” West said.
Like I stated so far West is along my line of thinking about the world and US position within it.
But since Gabbard I will be researching West’s positions very carefully for I will not be duped again.
Update: Since I wrote this draft news has come out that West will seek the nomination of the Green Party.
Progressive activist Cornel West announced he is seeking the Green Party nomination for president in 2024 after declaring his candidacy for the People’s Party nomination last week.
West said that he decided to run as a candidate for the Green Party to try to build a “broad United Front and coalition strategy.”
“In the spirit of a broad United Front and coalition strategy, I am pursuing the nomination of the Green Party for President of the United States,” West tweeted Wednesday.
He asked people to “support this unprecedented effort to empower precious poor and working people here and abroad. I thank the volunteers of the People’s Party for the initial launch!”
(thehill.com)
I have supported the Green Party in the past and may do so again….but as always I will research closely.
More updates: West has passed on the Green Party and will run as a true independent…..
Progressive activist Cornel West said Thursday that he is no longer running for president under the Green Party banner. Instead, the high-profile African American thought leader will run as an independent.
“I’m running as an Independent candidate for President of the United States to end the iron grip of the ruling class and ensure true democracy!” West wrote on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“People are hungry for change,” he added. “They want good policies over partisan politics. We need to break the grip of the duopoly and give power to the people.”
I like the sound of that…..party politics is what has gotten this country where it is today….screwed up!
His policies can be found here….
https://www.cornelwest2024.com/platform
For more information this is an interview with West on Democracy Now…..
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/7/cornel_west_2024
Have you noticed that the media has downplayed anyone other than the two candidates?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
I hadn’t heard about him, so I just looked him up and read a bit about him. He seems okay, but of course has about as much chance of becoming president of the US as I do. But as I said before, use your vote alongside your conscience.
Best wishes, Pete.
I like his stands but this not the year for principles. chuq
I am not going to make snide remarks about your choice for president even though I do not believe he is going to get anywhere with his run … He tried it in 2023 and failed as I recall… but he is well respected among his roughly One Million and a Half follower base… but I do not think his appeal is so wideapread as to garner the support of enough voters to actually win the election….I would be proud for your sake if he could…but I do not believe he will.
Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and public intellectual. He is well-known for his work on race, class, and social justice, as well as for his critique of contemporary U.S. politics. West has taught at several prestigious institutions, including Princeton University, Harvard University, and Union Theological Seminary. He has written numerous influential books, such as Race Matters (1993) and Democracy Matters (2004), which address racial inequality, democracy, and the moral dilemmas of American society.
West is also a vocal critic of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. and often advocates for progressive social movements, socialism, and the dismantling of capitalism as a way to address systemic inequalities. His political views have garnered both admiration and controversy. In 2023, he announced a run for the U.S. presidency under the People’s Party, though later switched to running with the Green Party.Following Numbers
Cornel West has a significant following, both academically and among the public, especially within progressive, activist, and intellectual circles. His social media presence is notable:
These numbers reflect his influence as a public figure and thought leader, but his reach extends beyond social media through his books, public speaking engagements, and television appearances.
West’s platform appeals to progressive voters, those dissatisfied with mainstream politics, as well as activists working for racial justice, economic equality, and social change.
Of course he has no chance the media will make sure of that….I reported on his differing decisions in the post. chuq
so, in essence, your vote for West will actually be a vote for Trump.
And that is way people try to discourage a thinking person’s vote…/so you believe anything you l;ike. chuq
That is pure logic… if you vote for a candidate that doesn’t have a chance, you are, in essence, voting for one of the two contesting candidates …because the vote for the outlier candidate is like no vote at all …and the vacuum created by the no vote will be filled by one of the contestants who stand a chance of winning…pure physics.
So you are saying there is only 2 choices in elections….I do not buy that. chuq
You don’t have to “Buy” it because it will be given to you and there will be no escaping it.
Okay WTF? chuq
when personal freedom is taken away only obedience or punishment is left and the regime trying to insert itself into power is a masterful example of this dystopian idea. Resistance to authoritarianism is never a good idea because it brings sometimes disastrous (deadly) results. I like what John Rieber has said about this.
So resistance is never a good idea? chuq
Resistance will definitely not be a good idea after Trump wins– if you value your life and safety that is… (My personal opinion)
I never shied away before and tomorrow will be no different…..chuq
Sadly, this doesn’t seem to be the year to support a candidate with no chance of winning, because in my opinion it could give the country over to a madman…he is without a doubt a madman and every single person who is around him says so
Sad but true….whence my crossroads the thing. chuq