Online communists come unglued when Cornel West endorses overthrow of Iranian government

Former independent presidential candidate and democratic socialist Cornel West is facing backlash from the left after posting a video in support of Iran’s protest movement. The video, which drew more than 1 million views Wednesday, called on his “comrades” to be “morally consistent” on repression — and sparked attacks on both his position and character from within his own political sphere. “Long live the Iranian revolution, the heroic,...