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Cornel West

We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property.

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Cornel West is saying that our society focuses too much on commerce and material wealth, prioritizing transactions and ownership above other values. He also points out that this obsession extends to seeking control and personal enjoyment, shaping how people live and interact.

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