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Sirveri

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19. I think there is a difference between asking to be told what to do,

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 01:02 AM

Sep 2012

and being given ideas on what to do.

"I want to achieve social justice, what do I do."
It's just short form for asking the person what techniques they have identified that they think work. Some might want to become soldiers taking marching orders, but isn't that their choice to make?
It is one thing to desire to fix an identified problem, but it is useless unless one also has the tools to combat the problem and knows how and when to use those tools.

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Re: Cornel West [View all] H2O Man Sep 2012 OP

which of his books did you have at the meeting? grasswire Sep 2012 #1

"Cornel West: A Critical Thinker" H2O Man Sep 2012 #2

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2012 #3

Thanks! H2O Man Sep 2012 #10

I'm well. Hope you are too. Solly Mack Sep 2012 #14

I read his "Brother West" autobiography. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #4

Interesting. H2O Man Sep 2012 #11

Free will is...... DeSwiss Sep 2012 #5

Thank you. H2O Man Sep 2012 #21

last I checked he and his buddy Tavis goclark Sep 2012 #6

The record speaks for itself. Citizen Worker Sep 2012 #7

They might not be mistaken. PDittie Sep 2012 #8

I've yet to hear H2O Man Sep 2012 #12

You missed his rant on his seats for the Inauguration? Epic fail for him. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #23

Party line myopia. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #16

Who's your president? Their president is Obama just1voice Sep 2012 #20

"My President" - ? JackRiddler Sep 2012 #54

Nice thoughtful post Waterman malaise Sep 2012 #9

Thanks! H2O Man Sep 2012 #28

thanks for the story bigtree Sep 2012 #13

Of all the responses H2O Man Sep 2012 #29

:) bigtree Sep 2012 #30

I have a great deal of respect for Mr. West lunatica Sep 2012 #15

Right. H2O Man Sep 2012 #43

I've admired Cornell West for years proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #17

Cornell West? CORNEL. Pet peeve of mine, and no thread on him fails to deliver. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #22

While I haven't H2O Man Sep 2012 #39

You are too kind. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #57

My comment was H2O Man Sep 2012 #61

calling the President a �black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet Whisp Sep 2012 #18

That may not meet your definition of polite proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #24

If I had said that very same thing, I would have rightly been called a racist. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #32

I respectfully disagree. H2O Man Sep 2012 #36

Obama self-identifies as black kwassa Sep 2012 #50

I've heard H2O Man Sep 2012 #51

Your point? kwassa Sep 2012 #52

Listen to H2O Man Sep 2012 #53

sorry, haven't the time. kwassa Sep 2012 #55

We all make choices. H2O Man Sep 2012 #56

You would do well to make your own point directly. kwassa Sep 2012 #58

Right. H2O Man Sep 2012 #60

I am interested H2O Man Sep 2012 #34

West said that around the time everyone was piling on the President Whisp Sep 2012 #41

I'm not questioning H2O Man Sep 2012 #44

I think there is a difference between asking to be told what to do, Sirveri Sep 2012 #19

Valid point. H2O Man Sep 2012 #37

I had the weirdest dream about Cornel West AngryAmish Sep 2012 #25

I would hesitate H2O Man Sep 2012 #38

I had a friend who thought she could get last minute tickets recently ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #26

Interesting. H2O Man Sep 2012 #40

We seem to have very few thinkers in our society, but Dr. West is one of them. sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #27

Agree, 100%. H2O Man Sep 2012 #45

k&r... spanone Sep 2012 #31

Thanks! H2O Man Sep 2012 #46

Wonderful! K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #33

Thank you! H2O Man Sep 2012 #47

�Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public� Zorra Sep 2012 #35

Beautiful! H2O Man Sep 2012 #48

''The Goodness of Truth.'' Octafish Sep 2012 #42

Thanks, My Friend! H2O Man Sep 2012 #49

Ok. I will be the proverbial smear of shit on the shoe. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #59

I respectfully disagree H2O Man Sep 2012 #62

Cornell West. David Zephyr Sep 2012 #63

I loved your OP. Zorra Sep 2012 #64

although it may sound cliche, G_j Sep 2012 #65