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he’s such a left-wing academic that he uncritically repeats Putin’s excuses for his colonialism, imperialism, and genocide.

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Can you provide proof for the claim that he’s repeating Russian propaganda? I’m reading and searching but don’t find anything like that.

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He’s of the far-left school that thinks the USA can do no right, that uncritically oppose whatever the USA government does. Which makes him correct sometimes but really, really wrong on things like Russia. Russia loves people like him and supports them either directly or indirectly.

“NATO is an expanding instrument of U.S. global power that provoked Russia into a criminal invasion and occupation of Ukraine,” wrote West.

https://www.newsweek.com/cornel-west-blames-nato-russias-war-ukraine-1812320

“When it comes to Ukraine, we must grasp the implications of NATO expansion and its potential to escalate into a catastrophic conflict,” West stated. He called for an end to the war in Ukraine and urged diplomatic negotiations to ensure both Russian security and Ukrainian freedom.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/biden-war-criminal-cornel-west/amp/

And, he’s not asking Russia to withdraw. He’s asking Ukraine to give up.

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His view on Ukraine is pretty crazy, I don’t think people can support him in good conscience. It’s not enough to say that Russia’s actions are evil if you validate their supposed reasons for invading Ukraine.

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he never said Ukraine should give up.

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never has he done that. he called the invasion illegal.

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