West has described himself as a `` non-Marxist socialist '' ( partly because he can not reconcile Marxism with Christianity ) and serves as honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America , which he has described as `` the first multiracial , socialist organization close enough to my politics that I could join '' .
West has described himself as a `` non-Marxist socialist '' ( partly due to Marx 's opposition to religion ) and serves as honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America , which he has described as `` the first multiracial , socialist organization close enough to my politics that I could join '' .