WJ's occult-progressive paradox

"Interest" is not un-progressive, uncritical acceptance would be. WJ was interested in why and how others' beliefs (of all sorts) motivated them, and he did believe in believing; but he did not accept all beliefs at face value. https://t.co/RGAKH9yeUW

— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) June 7, 2021

Awakening

 "...we must remember that the basis of democratic leadership is ordinary citizens’ desire to take their country back from the hands of corrupted plutocratic and imperial elites. This desire is predicated on an awakening among the populace from the seductive lies and comforting illusions that sedate them and a moral channeling of new political energy that constitutes a formidable threat to the status quo. This is what happened in the 1860s, 1890s, 1930s, and 1960s in American history. Just as it looked as if we were about to lose the American democratic experiment—in the face of civil war, imperial greed, economic depression, and racial upheaval—in each of these periods a democratic awakening and activistic energy emerged to keep our democratic project afloat. We must work and hope for such an awakening once again."

"Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism" by Cornel West: https://a.co/0hthZgT