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". he also described himself as a "radical democrat, suspicious of all forms of authority" on the "matrix"-themed documentary "the burly man chronicles" (found in "the ultimate matrix collection").