I’m not Statesian (thank god!), but I’ve been paying some attention to Cornell West’s campaign since he announced it.
He’s not a Marxist, seems to be some kind of Christian socdem/demsoc, but I’ve noticed he’s pretty willing to denounce US imperialism, structural racism and genocidal practices. He seems to have gained some repercussion recently due to his support for Palestine, and he also has a history of cooperating with American Indigenous groups.
I know that the PSL has also announced their candidates (though tbh I haven’t heard much about them), but I want to start this discussion regarding the pragmatic decision to try and get West in one of the presidential debates.
I have no hopes of Statesians ever getting a Marxist from PSL there, but I think it’s in the realm of possibilities to have a third-party socdem to attack the DemRep duopoly for the sole purpose of building distrust from the population in both parties.
What do y’all think, does West deserve a little bit of critical support?
I think he should definitely be present at debates if possible (and so should PSL’s candidates) but I don’t think it’s very likely. He would be better than either main candidate and probably would raise class consciousness despite not being a scientific socialist.