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I appreciate your well-written post. And you bring up some good points. But I disagree with some as well.
It may seem like I post only about Jill Stein, but the truth is, I just share third-party news in general. If you check my posts, you'll notice I share articles on multiple third parties, not just Stein.
The reason you see more Stein-related content lately is that the media has ramped up coverage on her. Think about it: news orgs live off of clicks. And what has made LOTS of hate-clicks lately? Jill Stein.
Whenever I find a relevant third-party article, I post it. Feel free to look for yourself. Go to google. Type in third party. You'll see far far more Jill Stein articles than libertarian articles or socialist party articles.
My news feed is favored to third party news. So I see a new Jill Stein one almost every single day. Feel free to look at my post history and see how many more non-jill stein articles I post than jill stein.
People here often jump to conclusions, assuming I’m a Russian operative, a Stein fanatic, or even a Trump voter. They conveniently overlook the fact that I’ve shared far more socialist third party content than anything related to Stein.
And just to clarify, it’s not like I’m picking favorites—if there were more libertarian articles out there, I’d be posting those too.
What’s interesting is that libertarian posts don’t seem to get the same level of hate, probably because they’re perceived as spoilers for Republicans, while anything anti-Democrat, like a Stein article, gets slammed. There’s a clear bias.
You could even test it yourself: pick a different username you have, post a libertarian article, then follow it up with a Jill Stein article, and watch the difference in reaction. It’s pretty telling.
I’ve actually started a new community on Lemmy where we share news from all political perspectives—Democrat, Republican, third parties—you name it. The goal is to foster an environment where people can access diverse opinions and make informed choices.
Funny enough, some of my harshest critics from here have posted pro-Democrat content there, and it’s still up. That’s the point—everyone should have the chance to see all sides.
Good luck with your new Lemmy community.
Thank you. It's a fun little side project. People seem to think I spend way too long on here, but I actually don't (one guy seems to think I spend 8 hours a day on here!) I work full time and I am finishing my degree. So I just do this on breaks between my other stuff. I don't take any of it too seriously. All good fun!
I highly doubt that, champ.
I don't care what you believe or what you doubt. Thanks, friend!
You're not my friend, buddy.
But I do consider you my friend.
Well that's just sad.
Nope, it's great!