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[–] almar_quigley 95 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“This is just Dem propaganda, cooked up by the establishment to prevent valid, wholesome, totally ethical and on our side third parties like the Greens from becoming the powerhouse they could be!” - tankies and Russians operatives on this site probably

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago

"Voting doesn't matter"- also the tankies

[–] breadsmasher 63 points 3 months ago (3 children)

jill stein is a useful idiot for putin

[–] givesomefucks 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

A useful idiot doesn't know they're useful...

Stein 100% knows she's useful to Putin by now.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago

Seeing her refuse to denounce Putin in the Mehdi Hassan interview sure was something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Disagree. Definition of a useful idiot is this: "suggesting that the person thinks they are fighting for a cause without fully comprehending the consequences of their actions, and who does not realize they are being manipulated"

Jill Stein may be aware that she's been useful to Putin, but that doesn't contradict the above definition and she can still qualify for the "useful idiot" label. The main thing here is that she's not a Russian asset - she's being manipulated perhaps but not under Putin's Russia's direct control.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Of course she is!

[–] LEDZeppelin 8 points 3 months ago

Always has been

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"I don't understand what you means by a vote for third party is a vote for Trump!?" they said while drooling on the floor.

Allies of former President Donald Trump and others affiliated with the GOP are supporting the Green Party's Jill Stein in the hopes that her presidential bid will divert attention and votes away from Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, The Wall Street Journal reported.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I and many others have been saying this for over a year now. Some of us got out posts removed for suggesting it- and the rest was downvoted into oblivion.

Seems they’re all button-lipped and silent on the subject now. Imagine that.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Well yeah, their employers got shut down a month or two back, right?

[–] cowfodder 43 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Can't wait for what's-his-name to show up with the worst fucking take you've ever read.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Everyone here does.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 2 points 3 months ago

come on guys I got something to say

[–] cm0002 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do you realize how little that narrows it down

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Oh we all know exactly why they’re talking about.

[–] chemical_cutthroat 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Me? That's usually my job, but Jill Stein can jump off a bridge, so I won't be giving any hot takes in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

No if you were that guy, you'd fuckin know lol

[–] Soggy 3 points 3 months ago

I don't know exactly who you're talking about but there's a bunch of people on my block list so I hope I already got them.

[–] MushuChupacabra 34 points 3 months ago

This is easy to understand when you take into account that Jill Stein is a piece of shit.

[–] themeatbridge 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No but vote for her to send the Democrats a message or something.

Fucking Christ, they're really phoning it in. How is this election even close?

[–] chakan2 30 points 3 months ago

Because over half of Americans are terminally stupid.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

If you really want to waste your vote on a third party (and it is a waste in our shitty two party system) there are so much better options out there.

But, given the stakes in this election, I'd urge folks to show up and vote for Harris even in solid blue states. The stronger the national vote proportion is the harder it will be for assholes to try and subvert the election.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Both sides? Wait, that's a third side. So we've gone polyhedral?

[–] dhork 8 points 3 months ago

It's just more triangulating

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm hip so I really hope we get another side - then we can be square together!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm shocked I say, shocked and dismayed!

Lmao

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Right? If only some could have been telling everyone about this for the past year!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, and her supported knew about this shit all along too. Meanwhile they were removing posts and comments that tried to let people know.