silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoI’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. | Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.www.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkI’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. | Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.www.thenation.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoThe Democrats have actually passed major new policies, with Harris casting the tiebreaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act: It’s not yet enough, but they’ve made over a hundred policy changes in addition By contrast, the Trump administration went out of their way to roll back as many environmental protections as possible. Given that choice, it’s worth looking at how Stein can operate as a spoiler: Scenario 1: Harris: 1001 votes Trump: 1000 votes Stein: 0 votes Harris wins Scenario 2: Harris: 1000 votes Trump: 1000 votes Stein: 1 vote Tied vote, which goes to the courts and Congress, putting Trump in power Scenario 3: Harris: 999 votes Trump: 1000 votes Stein: 2 votes Trump wins outright This spoiler effect makes it really imperative to actively vote for Harris if you want to see any kind of climate action going forward. Republicans know this, which is why they’re the ones funding the Green Party. It’s bad enough that the European green parties have asked her to step down.
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The Democrats have actually passed major new policies, with Harris casting the tiebreaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act:
It’s not yet enough, but they’ve made over a hundred policy changes in addition
By contrast, the Trump administration went out of their way to roll back as many environmental protections as possible.
Given that choice, it’s worth looking at how Stein can operate as a spoiler:
Scenario 1:
Harris: 1001 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 0 votes
Harris wins
Scenario 2:
Harris: 1000 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 1 vote
Tied vote, which goes to the courts and Congress, putting Trump in power
Scenario 3:
Harris: 999 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 2 votes
Trump wins outright
This spoiler effect makes it really imperative to actively vote for Harris if you want to see any kind of climate action going forward. Republicans know this, which is why they’re the ones funding the Green Party.
It’s bad enough that the European green parties have asked her to step down.