Today Dr. Cornel West posted on the huffington post a disagreement he has about Barack not going to Memphis today to lay a wreath at Dr. Martin Luther King's memorial service. You may read his post by clicking below my response. Here is my response to him:
I'm deeply disappointed that my dear brother Dr. Cornel West equates going to Memphis and laying a wreath for the great Martin Luther King, Jr with one's profound love and deep sacrifice for black people, America and humanity. Dr. West fails to call out MCCain, who went to Memphis, yet has consistently voted against what Martin Luther King Jr symbolized. Dr. West fails to call out for an examination of Hillary's claim that she threw her book bag across her room in College when she heard of King's death. Dr. West fails to realize that, as docpooh said in his comments here, "Barack is the embodiment of what Dr. King stood for. He doesn't have to prove anything to me or any other person who understands that his message IS Dr. King's message. And IMHO I think Dr. King would've thought that showing up at this one day anniversary event to profess one's dedication to equal rights means little in itself". Dr West fails to see Barack's "deep commitment to unarmed truth and unconditional love" displayed in his message to America and the world. Dr. West is showing us that he would equate patriotism with wearing an American flag lapel on one's chest. Dr. West is showing us that he equates commitment to America with honoring George Washington. Hence, I have a very deep disagreement with my dear brother, Dr. Cornel West -- in this case, commitment to truth is in tension with the quest for being published.
Dr. West's Post on Huffington Post.
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