Fair observations. What does "anti-war" mean if there's no potential to actually affect policy?

That being said, even though he is an anticommunist, calling Russia a "colonizing" force, etc. He still is on record saying that NATO provoked Russia and has openly called for an end to NATO. There is value in seizing that criticism back from the right wing who has co-opted it and confronting Democrats from the left. How much potential though, we'll see. I agree that the Bernie phenomenon was a perfect storm and that there are different circumstances now. Like you said, it's easier for them to deplatform West whereas with Bernie the Democrats still had to make things appear "fair."

Overall I'm suspicious of West, as we all should be.