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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    Ok, what is your strategy then?

    Nothing less than the revolutionary overthrow of the corrupt, genocidal US state.

    As the old guard gets replaced, the hope is that we bring in more and more liberal people over time.

    Remind me of the last time that worked. football-lucy

    Voting third party - waste your vote. Your vote means nothing.

    Some democracy you’ve got there, huh?

    There is no chance that a third party wins a Presidential election and to think otherwise is naive.

    I’m under no illusions that my third party candidate is going to win. The point is to send a message to the Democrats that their unwavering support for genocide is going to cost them votes, maybe even the election. And if it does they have no one but their own genocidal asses to blame.

    Vote Republican - we definitely, actively, vocally, and happily continue to endorse Israel and genocide

    Who’s arming Israel right now? Who has vowed to continue arming Israel?

    Grow a spine and stop supporting genocide.

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      Nothing less than the revolutionary overthrow of the corrupt, genocidal US state.

      There’s a reason I asked for a serious answer. Good luck with that.

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        Good luck on voting your way out of fascism. That’s really working out well for you, isn’t it?

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          Hell of a lot better than “overthrowing the US regime” would that’s for damn sure, especially if Harris wins. Just remember the Jan 6th people wanted to do the same thing, if for different reasons. Look at how well that’s going for them. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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            Just vote even harder this time, surely that will stop the genocide [that accelerated under and is actively enabled by the very Democratic administration for which you are trying to shame people into voting].

            Just remember the Jan 6th people wanted to do the same thing, if for different reasons

            Communists and fascists are exactly the same. Look out everyone, the true Politics Understander has arrived!