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easy hate, hard love: Cornel West on Obama & Climate Justice

February 16th, 2010 - by Jarrod McKenna

If you haven’t seen this 3 min video from one of my heroes Cornel West please click the link and see this interesting example of seeking to engaging the Powers without demonising or going soft on the issues.

http://blog.sojo.net/2010/02/16/easy-hate-hard-love-cornel-west-and-barack-obama/ “Because as Christians, with all our definitions being redefined in the nonviolent life of Christ, if it is not true, it’s not loving. And if it’s not loving, it’s not true.”

Dr. Cornel West

Obama

“ Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

http://blog.sojo.net/2010/02/16/easy-hate-hard-love-cornel-west-and-barack-obama/

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