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Title: Polemicist posing as Philosopher
Review: The promotion of Cornel West as an intellect by the American academy belies its moral and intellectual corruption. West's entire career has been one of mediocrity, but in the interest of politics, he has been portrayed as a star. West is no more a scholar than Al Sharpton is a statesman, but never mind, the guilt-ridden liberal establishment needs a myth.Another myth is this book. West knows no more about pragmatism than he knows about philosophy. West's polemic -- that white America is fraudulent, corrupt and racist -- is pure demagogy. Ironically, West himself can be deemed fraudulent, corrupt and racist -- so repugnant, so blatantly phony, so arrogant, so loud, so obnoxious, that he's a one-man campaign to drive moderate Americans further right, in disgust that liberalism has been coöpted by the likes of a Cornel West.
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