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ehrnst

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25. The Hoarse Whisperer said it best

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Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:24 AM

Aug 2018

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If you want people to think you’re a little selfish, take up two parking spaces at the mall.

If you want people to think you’re unbearably, mind-numbingly selfish, vote Green Party in a close election.

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Every time an idiot votes Green Party, they're voting for oil, gas, and asbestos [View all] scheming daemons Aug 2018 OP

Ah, but the purity in their souls demands they do it! We just don't understand what they go through. Squinch Aug 2018 #1

Being pissed at the Greens is not going to work. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #12

. Squinch Aug 2018 #21

Also... you play into Putin/troll politics of division. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #27

Why does Putin have to sow discord and division, as two indictments allege (and an arrest Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #31

You are right. Hate just breeds hate. gtar100 Aug 2018 #40

Yes, hate breeds hate. But my point is also this: Dems need to reach out to the Greens... DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #60

Patronizing Greens will get you nowhere. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #76

The greens are NOT Democrats and do not want to be. In 2000 when the Democrats reached still_one Aug 2018 #79

yes tiredtoo Aug 2018 #41

No. There are many different things that go into Hortensis Aug 2018 #48

They can't do the research themselves? mcar Aug 2018 #63

Everyone who comes up with this, "we must understand their souls and gently Squinch Aug 2018 #65

And they assume that these voters are so shallow mcar Aug 2018 #66

Or something rolling around loose in their fucking heads. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #67

Maybe hamsters. Squinch Aug 2018 #68

Something, but certainly not a properly working brain. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #71

That's right workinclasszero Aug 2018 #70

Everyone above sounds a lot like the people you're criticizing DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #72

Have you ever actually done what you are proposing with a Green voter? Squinch Aug 2018 #73

I used to be a Green voter and an independent. DemocracyMouse Aug 2018 #75

I'll take that as a no and assume you haven't tried it. And you telling others to stop Squinch Aug 2018 #77

The same kind of idiot Glamrock Aug 2018 #2

Yep. klook Aug 2018 #13

Absolutely. dalton99a Aug 2018 #16

GREEN - Getting Republicans Elected Every November DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #3

No truer words dalton99a Aug 2018 #18

I used to think the Green Party became co-opted by Republicans, now I think the Russians own it. TheBlackAdder Aug 2018 #49

💵Green💵 Party💵Has💵It's 💵Virtues💵If💵You're💵At💵The💵Top💵 oasis Aug 2018 #4

Yep! stein's LIES enabled the Russians to get a Climate Cha Aug 2018 #5

Jill Stein's a fraud octoberlib Aug 2018 #6

The unfortunate fact of the matter is... debsy Aug 2018 #14

Who is Jill Stein's employer? MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #23

Putin Quemado Aug 2018 #51

Exactly. MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #52

"Action is for mass salvation and not for the individual's personal salvation." ehrnst Aug 2018 #7

3rd party, especially green party really don't care about the the destruction their votes cause, beachbum bob Aug 2018 #8

That's right. Just ask Ralph Nader. Nitram Aug 2018 #26

Not being one of the two major parties is "the essence of evil"? Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #34

Does the gop feel the same way about libertarian clowns dembotoz Aug 2018 #9

There was no libertarian candidate in Ohio 12 scheming daemons Aug 2018 #38

greens are just part of the process...like cleaning a litter box is part of having a cat dembotoz Aug 2018 #39

a 242 year old argument Kurt V. Aug 2018 #10

It's not about the "excess of democracy" Adrahil Aug 2018 #56

my reference to 1776 was too cryptic I'm afraid. Kurt V. Aug 2018 #74

But... but... THE REVOLUTION... or something. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #11

Fucking idiot dalton99a Aug 2018 #19

Planet Schmanet, Janet. DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #32

I personally think this is a GOP ploy lancelyons Aug 2018 #15

The GP is not what it onece was. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #17

The Greens are funded by Russia The Wizard Aug 2018 #20

Perhaps, Magoo48 Aug 2018 #22

What "further left" ideal would you like to see that is not included in our platform? Squinch Aug 2018 #24

Well, this one comes to mind off the top... Magoo48 Aug 2018 #81

That is stucture. That is not policy. What policy do you want to see changed that is not Squinch Aug 2018 #82

Easy enough to simply, give it a name , make it a plank. Magoo48 Aug 2018 #83

Why? It's a silly idea. And frankly, that's not what young people talk about when Squinch Aug 2018 #84

The voice of reason. Thanks LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #33

The Hoarse Whisperer said it best ehrnst Aug 2018 #25

This! mcar Aug 2018 #64

Now THIS ejbr Aug 2018 #28

Charlotte Clymer encapsulates my thoughts about this. charlyvi Aug 2018 #44

And those voting Green ejbr Aug 2018 #47

That is the problem I have with them. charlyvi Aug 2018 #53

Oh well ejbr Aug 2018 #58

"Oh Well" charlyvi Aug 2018 #61

Hence, "attracting them to your cause" is an exercise in absurdity. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #57

Then we agree ejbr Aug 2018 #59

When you see dump rescind so many enviromental laws..... SCVDem Aug 2018 #29

The greens have been hijacked by the Russians...just like the NRA Sancho Aug 2018 #30

The Greenies gavie us W and Trump Gothmog Aug 2018 #35

Never forget. dalton99a Aug 2018 #43

I understand your frustration, but denigrating and insulting people won't help. Cassidy Aug 2018 #36

Ignorant for sure DownriverDem Aug 2018 #37

I'm more concerned about the millions of registered Democrats who don't even bother to vote. jalan48 Aug 2018 #42

Agree 100% SharonClark Aug 2018 #46

If they need a message to reach them before they bother to vote, they don't understand democracy eom Ezior Aug 2018 #54

Great message to the voters, I wonder why it may not be effective. jalan48 Aug 2018 #55

Forget the Greens - concentrate on getting Dems to the polls. SharonClark Aug 2018 #45

This. Squinch Aug 2018 #50

K&R! mcar Aug 2018 #62

As long as it doesn't drip directly on those "pure" votes... VOX Aug 2018 #69

Maybe Stein has shares in asbestos since RU is the only supplier to the US. Wwcd Aug 2018 #78

"They're voting for oil, gas, and asbestos." Comment: Doodley Aug 2018 #80