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- politics@lemmy.world
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- politics@lemmy.world
"How has Stein fared as a leader? By AOC’s perfectly reasonable standard, she’s done abysmally. As of July 2024, a mere 143 officeholders in the United States are affiliated with the Green Party. None of them are in statewide or federal offices. In fact, no Green Party candidate has ever won federal office. And Stein’s reign has been a period of indisputable decline, during which time the party’s membership—which peaked in 2004 at 319,000 registered members—has fallen to 234,000 today.
This meager coalition can’t possibly kick-start a legitimate political movement, capable of organizing voters and advancing ideas outside of perennial electoral events. It’s just large enough, however, to spoil the work of those who put in this kind of work."
It’s a two party system. Everybody knows if you run as a third party you’re merely increasing the chances that the ones furthest from you politically will be elected.
It’s impossible for a third party candidate to be running for president in the US in good faith unless they’re complete fucking idiots with no idea how the political system works.
Jill Stein knows how the system works. So obviously she’s not acting in good faith.
Simple as that.
There’s room for 3rd party candidates who have principals that voters can compare candidates to and not let the 2 party system shift in whatever direction it wants as soon as the 2 parties start racing to the bottom. But if you accept Putin’s money and influence it is your party who is racing to the bottom and you have no principles so that’s when you become a useless drain.
Everybody capable of rational thought knows that. However there are plenty of tankie douchebags who would love to tell you what a wrong ShItLiB you are for saying this basic truth
Your party should have done better, it’s as simple as that.
How well has your party done though?
That doesnt matter. Mine doesn’t advocate for the genocide of brown people, they don’t talk mitigating climate change while accelerating it.
Are you specifying brown people because of Ukraine?
Could we please focus on Rampart, I mean, Gaza…
You won’t get through to the Putin shills. No matter how much the ruble tanks, they’re in it for the long haul
Wait, which party are you saying does advocate for genocide?
The both do
Can you link to a statement advocating for it?
Genocide denial, which is what Democrats are actively engaging in, is advocating for it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/20/biden-gaza-not-genocide-israel-00159020
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4862241-harris-palestinian-activists-israel-gaza/
And, it is literally not. Assessing it as “not genocide” is saying they aren’t ok with genocide.