Cornel West Pushes CIA TALKING POINTS About Iran! w/ Nick Cruse
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Takeaways
- ❖Cornel West is accused of repeating CIA and Mossad talking points on Iran, aligning with Trump's regime change agenda.
- ❖West's past actions, including praising Ronald Reagan and supporting Alexei Navalny, are cited as evidence of his 'suitable left' tendencies.
- ❖The hosts claim West was silent on domestic issues like COVID-19 vaccine mandates and black business closures, contrasting with his 'solidarity' rhetoric.
- ❖Nick Cruse highlights Israeli admissions of arming Iranian protesters and Mike Pompeo's tweet about Mossad agents, suggesting foreign interference in Iran's protests.
- ❖The 'professional managerial class' is criticized for failing to achieve social change domestically and then supporting 'CIA color revolutions' abroad.
- ❖West is portrayed as unable to accept criticism from the 'actual left,' resorting to character assassination when challenged.
Insights
1Cornel West Accused of Repeating CIA/Mossad Talking Points on Iran
Jimmy Dore and Nick Cruse assert that Cornel West's statements regarding the Iranian protests align with narratives pushed by the CIA and Mossad, effectively supporting a regime change agenda. They argue West's call for solidarity with Iranian protesters ignores evidence of foreign interference and the economic impact of U.S. sanctions.
Nick Cruse tweeted that West 'endorses Mossad color revolution attempts in Iran,' noting West's failure to mention 'mosques being burned down and the Mossad infiltration of writers, which the Mossad and Israeli news reporting admits to.' Mike Pompeo's tweet 'Happy New Year to every Iranian in the streets. Also to every Mossad agent walking beside them' is cited as direct evidence of foreign involvement. (, , , )
2Hypocrisy in West's 'Solidarity with Oppressed People' Stance
The hosts challenge Cornel West's claim of universal solidarity with oppressed people, pointing to his silence on specific domestic issues where he allegedly failed to support workers. This inconsistency, they argue, exposes his rhetoric as 'bullcrap' when it comes to inconvenient truths.
Dore states West 'didn't care about' or 'say a word about' hundreds of thousands of workers fired for refusing experimental medical treatments or the 41% of black-owned businesses shuttered due to COVID lockdowns. He contrasts this with West's vehement calls for solidarity with Iranian protesters. (, , )
3The 'Suitable Left' and 'Professional Managerial Class' as Imperialist Tools
Dore and Cruse characterize Cornel West and similar figures as part of a 'suitable left' or 'professional managerial class' that consistently sides with imperialism. They suggest these individuals legitimize the empire's talking points, especially when they fail to achieve domestic political change.
Cruse states, 'This is why he is invited on CNN. This is why he's a suitable left... They always side with imperialism and legitimize the talking points of the empire whenever they need them to.' He further explains that these figures 'live vicariously through other social movements throughout the world' to compensate for their failures in the U.S., supporting 'CIA color revolutions.' (, , )
4West's Inability to Accept Criticism from the Left
The hosts highlight Cornel West's alleged inability to handle criticism from those on his political left, contrasting it with his 'civil discourse' with right-wing or 'Zionist Nazi' figures on mainstream media.
Cruse recounts West's 'meltdown' when criticized for supporting Alexei Navalny, calling critics 'part of the Jimmy Dore left' or 'on the Jimmy Dore plantation.' Dore adds that West 'immediately call[s] you a right-winger' when criticized from the left, but 'loves going on CNN' because 'it's easy to take those kind of criticisms that you're too far left.' (, , )
Bottom Line
The Iranian government, a result of a revolution against a U.S.-installed Shah, is being targeted for overthrow by the same U.S. interests, a historical irony often overlooked by critics like West.
This perspective reframes the current Iranian regime not as an inherently oppressive entity to be overthrown, but as a revolutionary government that emerged from resistance to Western-backed dictatorship, suggesting that calls for its overthrow are a continuation of historical imperialist patterns.
Analysts and activists should scrutinize narratives around 'pro-democracy' movements in countries with a history of U.S. intervention, investigating potential foreign backing and the historical context of the existing government.
The 'suitable left' or 'professional managerial class' may support foreign 'color revolutions' as a compensatory mechanism for their failures to achieve significant social change within their own countries.
This suggests that some progressive figures' international activism might be driven by a psychological need for perceived impact rather than genuine anti-imperialist solidarity, making them susceptible to co-option by state-backed agendas.
Movements aiming for systemic change should be wary of leaders who prioritize distant, externally-supported 'revolutions' over concrete domestic struggles, and critically examine the motivations behind such stances.
Lessons
- Critically evaluate 'left' figures' stances on foreign policy, especially regarding countries targeted by Western powers, by seeking out alternative media and geopolitical analyses.
- Investigate the historical context of foreign governments, particularly those that emerged from revolutions against Western-backed regimes, before accepting mainstream narratives about their 'oppression.'
- Challenge leaders who claim universal solidarity but remain silent or inconsistent on domestic issues affecting workers and marginalized communities, demanding moral consistency.
Notable Moments
Nick Cruse highlights that the Ayatollah in Iran released black American hostages during the 1979 crisis, citing solidarity with oppressed black Americans, a fact often omitted from mainstream narratives.
This historical detail directly contradicts the framing of Iran as an inherent enemy of marginalized groups, suggesting a more complex and historically supportive relationship with certain oppressed communities, particularly Black Americans, which is often ignored by figures like West.
Dore and Cruse point out that Israeli news outlets and Mike Pompeo openly admitted to arming Iranian protesters and having Mossad agents among them.
This directly challenges the narrative of organic, purely internal protests and suggests significant foreign interference, which they argue Cornel West and other 'suitable left' figures ignore, making their calls for solidarity with protesters problematic.
Quotes
"This is the suitable left in the United States. They always side with imperialism and legitimize the talking points of the empire whenever they need them to."
"He endorses Mossad color revolution attempts in Iran. No mentions of mosques being burned down and the Mossad infiltration of writers, which the Mossad and Israeli news reporting admits to."
"If you're an American who live in the most violent empire in modern human history and you and you're commenting on Iran, the only thing you should be saying is how the United States should drop the sanctions regime and their economic war against the country."
"They support all these CIA color revolutions to make up for the fact that they failed to achieve any social change in the United States."
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