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Ocelot II

(130,510 posts)
1. The Green Party continues to select only the best people as their presidential candidates;
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:01 PM
Jul 2023

he's following in the footsteps of Ralph Nader and Jill Stein.



Whatever happened to Cynthia McKinney, David Hobbs and Howie Hawkins, btw?

raging moderate

(4,624 posts)
2. We DID try to welcome Russia.
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 07:52 PM
Jul 2023

They remained impulsive and hot-tempered and easily manipulated by their manipulative psychopathic power-grabbing overlords.














Hmmm. Who does that remind you of in our country?

ellisonz

(27,776 posts)
3. I saw him last Saturday in Leimert Park.
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 09:12 PM
Jul 2023

It was hot! Low turnout, I'm amazed he was able to stay on stage going as hard as he was in a scarf. I think he's interesting, and even if I don't agree ideologically with him there's some truth that we rush to spend billions for Ukraine but hesitate to do it for so many in America.


 

Yavin4

(37,182 posts)
5. I love how the Green party has rallies in the most liberal areas of the country.
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 10:34 PM
Jul 2023

If they're serious about building a true 3rd party, they need to start by going into states like West VA.

ellisonz

(27,776 posts)
7. It was the Black Lives Matter Los Angeles 10th Anniversary Celebration.
Wed Jul 19, 2023, 01:44 AM
Jul 2023

I wouldn't describe it as a Green party rally per say. I'm not aligned with the Greens.

FlyingPiggy

(3,748 posts)
4. Cornel West can go suck it. We already fell for Jill Stein once. NEVER AGAIN.
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 10:30 PM
Jul 2023

I’m Ridin’ With Biden!! All the way to the WH AGAIN.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Not just the Green Party. Bernie Sanders also was in favor of
Wed Jul 19, 2023, 01:55 AM
Jul 2023

versions of ending NATO but admitting Russia to anything that continued.

Best I recall, one of his proposals was to eliminate NATO's fundamental purpose of protecting its mostly western liberal democracies against authoritarian Russia's strong hegemonic ambitions, admit Russia to NATO, and redirect NATO's mission to fighting terrorists, including ISIS, on other continents.

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