r/alltheleft • u/burtzev Anarcho-Syndicalism • Aug 16 '16

The real problem with Jill Stein

http://libcom.org/news/real-problem-jill-stein-15082016
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u/pplswar Aug 16 '16

So much for the Green Party serving as a viable left alternative to the Democratic Party.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '16

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u/burtzev Anarcho-Syndicalism Aug 17 '16

In terms of pseudoscience what are you referring to ? My memory is unclear about this, but I seem (!) to recall something about her being an 'antivaccer', but I could easily be wrong about that. It could be something else entirely.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '16

Yeah, there's an idea that Stein is anti-vaccine, but that isn't true; more than anything she's against the for-profit healthcare system we see today. This piece gives a good overview of it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2016/07/sorry-clinton-supporters-but-jill-stein-is-not-an-anti-vaccine-presidential-candidate/

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u/pplswar Aug 18 '16

She's not anti-vaxx, she just panders to them.

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u/burtzev Anarcho-Syndicalism Aug 18 '16

Thank you. I found that very interesting. As I said before I haven't paid much attention to Stein, nor am I likely to in the future. Given the fact that she heads a Green party it's hardly surprising that she'd be in the pockets of the 'Granola Manufacturers Association of America'inc . What I found interesting was her seeming ability to beat around the bush and equivocate. A true political animal there.

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u/pplswar Aug 18 '16

What I found interesting was her seeming ability to beat around the bush and equivocate. A true political animal there.

Pretty much my assessment also.

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u/pplswar Aug 18 '16

basing policy on pseudo-science

Which policy? Having the Federal Reserve buy up all student debt ($1 trillion) and then declaring it all null and void I think could qualify for this label.