“It’s easy to stay away, see a train wreck happen and not say anything about it,” Noah said on Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast.
He continued: “And then after the train crashes into the tracks, we say, ‘Oh, I saw that coming! Well, then why didn’t you say anything? Especially if you have some kind of platform, you have some kind of obligation to tell the truth. You know, see something and say something.
Noah added that people are complicated.
“Human beings are a paradox,” he said. “We can love the people we hate, we can hate the people we love. Human beings as a whole are a complicated paradox. And so, I don’t like living in a world where we constantly throw human beings like garbage. “
He credited West’s artistry and said he’s still able to take care of himself as a human being.
“Kanye West is someone who has an indelible impression on my life. His music has literally taken me through different periods of my journey, but there are also times when I go, like, ‘Man, Kanye, you , you’re going off the rails here. But I can still say that “I care about you as a human being, that’s; that’s why I speak. I’m not going to not care about you – I’m not going to suddenly hate you,” he said, adding, “That’s how I try to see the world; that’s how I hope people will see me. “
“We should all have an opportunity for redemption,” Noah said.