• Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    democracy enjoyers when people vote for parties that best represent their interests: 😡😡😡😡😡😡

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      4 months ago

      What interests does Jill Stein actually represent for the people? The green party has never held a local office and she only ever pops up during the election for fundraising. If the green party actually did anything aside from campaigning for the presidency, no one would have this criticism.

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        4 months ago

        off the top of my head, she’s the only one calling for a full arms embargo of Israel, and also the only one pushing for medicare for all. she has also consistently criticized trump and biden’s immigration policies. all of this aligns with my interests, and so she is who I will most likely vote for.

        The green party has never held a local office

        this is wrong. As of the November 7, 2023 elections, at least 142 Greens hold elected office. I found this with 2 seconds of googling.

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      4 months ago

      One might argue that a two-party system (with the electoral college the way it is) is not a democracy

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        the system devised by wealthy landowners to keep power out of the hands of common people isn’t actually a democracy? I’m shocked. Shocked, I say!