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In reply to the discussion: Jill Stein reveals her true colors via her running mate:: WTF?!! [View all]owack6
(2 posts)I'm copying this from a user post on politico:
Ajamu Baraka's main mission in life as a blogger and activist has been to serve as an apologist for Islamic extremists and call for destruction of the state of Israel. He has defended Boko Haram in Nigeria by saying their violence needs to be seen "in context." He defended the Paris Muslim attackers of the Charlie Hebdo organization by labeling the victim a "racist Islamophobic publication." He defended the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt without ever mentioning that it is a terrorist organization and is the parent organization of Hamas, which seized power in Gaza in a violent coup against the Palestinian Authority.
As for Israel, Baraka has repeatedly called for its dissolution and replacement by a single "secular state" brought about by what he calls "the Palestinian Movement" -- transparent code for a new Arab invasion to kill the Jews. Baraka is a leader of the BDS movement, despite the fact that the biggest victims of Israel boycotts have been the Palestinian workers whose products carry an Israeli label.
Aside from violating the Green Party's professed commitment to nonviolence, Baraka's nomination, if it happens, would be the most vile nomination of any party in 2016, this most vile election year. It will also consign the Green Party to the oblivion it so rickly deserves.
This Ohioan was ready to vote for a Jill Stein-Nina Turner ticket in November. But the Green Party now moves to the very bottom of my preference list, and if Baraka is the VP nominee, I will actively work to push the Green Party below the requirement for ballot access in Ohio.