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Democrats aren't attacking Jill Stein because they think she is taking votes from Kamala Harris. No one I know who's voting Green would consider a vote for Harris at this point. They're attacking Jill Stein because they don't want voters to know that there can be a worker-centered party to the left of the Democrats that supports popular policies like Medicare for All, a $25 wage and federally guaranteed housing.

There are 80+ million eligible voters who don't vote at all because they don't see the point. Democrats are okay with this, in fact, they don't want any candidate to their left to appeal to those voters with popular policies.

The fact that the Green Party exists shows that the Democrats aren't pushing the most progressive policies. Jill Stein's candidacy shows that it's possible to support reproductive justice AND be against funding and arming a genocide. That we can end homelessness if we stopped funding endless wars around the globe.

Democrats don't want anyone to the left of them to exist because it's the only way they can convince Americans that Dem policies are "the best that we can do". To Dems, anything else is just "asking for a pony".

Don't fall for it. Despite Dem's desire to have you think otherwise, things don't have to be this way.

Another world is possible.

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

To defend democracy

jagoff

the US has to negotiate with the Israel terrorist state

And by negotiate you mean unconditionally arm their genocide?

Trump doesn't give a shit about anyone in the region and has fully supported Netanyahu's genocide

Again, the weapons Israel is using for their genocide were sent to them by Biden, not Trump. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-has-sent-israel-thousands-2000-pound-bombs-since-oct-7-2024-06-28/

The current conflict is largely due to Trump's actions as president and Biden's inaction as president

Once again, Biden is actively arming this genocide. That doesn't sound like inaction to me.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

the US has to negotiate with the Israel terrorist state

This all checks out, because we all know that famous Bush quote, "We absolutely totally negotiate with terrorists"