in the American media, and that he contacted NBA players to caution them about being used as political pawns against China, stating: "I got on the phone with a bunch of NBA guys, and I was like 'Don't let them pull you into this bullshit, because it's the Iraq war-, weapons of mass destruction-type propaganda again." Regarding the manner in which China is presented in the American media, West stated: "As people in the world, as Americans and people in American society, we have been misled." Concerning American politics, West expressed support for Medicare for All and stated that American society needs a fundamental restructuring in order to combat police brutality, food deserts, and discrimination against black people in the healthcare industry. He stated that America has an "imperial lust that we haven't been able to get rid of," adding that "it has put us behind other nations in the fact that nations are united internally against the imperial wishes of the United States." West praised China for its improvements in poverty elimination, education, and life expectancy, and stated that China has "built their society in a way to defend itself against the constant imposition of Western imperialism. And in the midst of all of that, they have still been able to eke out some of the greatest advancements in human history. ... They've done it without war, they've done it without invasion, they've done it without bombing and blowing people up." He elaborated further that China demonstrates "there could be a functioning society outside of the control of the Western imperial power structure." See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds Notes References External links 1980 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey Indiana Pacers players Garner Magnet High School alumni Golden State Warriors players National Basketball Association All-Stars New Orleans Hornets draft picks New Orleans Hornets players People from Teaneck, New Jersey Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs players Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players Hargrave Military Academy alumni 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people