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submitted 2 months ago by PanArab@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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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[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago

This is an interesting perspective that I haven't thought of or considered.

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[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fearmongering is the imaginary fence which keeps all Democrats locked where they are.

Once the dam breaks and the Green party has a winning chance voters will flock to Greens in droves.

They are definitely trying to censor Jill to keep the Greens from reaching the critical mass needed to have a chance at winning.

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