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“Jill Stein is a useful idiot for Russia. After parroting Kremlin talking points and being propped up by bad actors in 2016 she’s at it again,” DNC spokesman Matt Corridoni said in a statement to The Bulwark. “Jill Stein won’t become president, but her spoiler candidacy—that both the GOP and Putin have previously shown interest in—can help decide who wins. A vote for Stein is a vote for Trump.”

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Jill Stein wouldn't say that Putin is a war criminal. You should really listen to how she dances stupid the interview with Medhi Hassan.

https://boingboing.net/2024/09/16/kremlins-favorite-candidate-jill-stein-refuses-to-call-putin-a-war-criminal-during-interview.html

The fallout/optics from that blatant fear to speak clearly about Putin was bad enough it seems that she's now made a follow-up statement to lightly say the phrase, with qualification (after checking with daddy) and associating it only with Syria and refusing to mention Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[–] PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

in that interview she immediately says "yes". framing it as though she isn't saying it is just lying.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Say it" means a specific thing. She's given multiple opportunities to do so directly in that interview and she's terrified of a sound bite of her acknowledging it directly. She readily says it (appropriately) about Netanyahu, she will not say or about Putin. You're either an apologist yourself or you're undereducated on the subject matter - either way, do better.

[–] PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

making a woman perform like that is one of the most misogynist things I think anybody's ever proposed me.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We're not discussing a woman, we're discussing a person and one that wants to be president. It's far past time you stop reducing the candidate to sex and engage on the level they are asking to be engaged with. Words matter. Unequivocal statements that can't be re-justified after the fact, matter.

A presidential election is a 24/7 performance as rehearsal for a 24/7 performance job. Your words literally immediately become historical record in this position.

You don't seem like a serious person.

[–] PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

she was unequivocal