Comment on Can someone give me an overview on the Jill Stein situation?
jeffw@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The Russia thing goes beyond the dinner. She had attempted to (maybe actually has?) meet with him privately. She’s has also vacillated on Ukraine.
She’s had weird stances on vaccines, food, and even energy. It’s my understanding she’s privately invested in fossil fuels.
HelixDab2@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
“Vacillated” is a very interesting way of saying that she’s refused to straight-out say that Putin is guilty of war crimes for invading Ukraine and pursuing a war of aggression. Every time she’s been asked about it in interviews, she’s used weasel-words to avoid coming right out and saying it, while implying that she has said it. OTOH, she will absolutely say that Israel has (and is) committing war crimes in Gaza, and is pursuing genocide.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No she does this weird thing where she says Putin is a war criminal but in the next sentence she’ll say NATO made him do it.
TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
didn’t trump do something similar during the debate too?
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
He’s been talking up his good buddy Putin since his first election.
HelixDab2@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Honestly? No idea. Didn’t watch the debate, because the kind of thing that would make me vote for Trump isn’t going to come out in a debate. Would it surprise me, given that Trump is so eager to slob the knob of any authoritarian, like Orban, Putin, or Erdoğan? Not even slightly. Stein at least–and this shows just how goddamn low this bar is–doesn’t praise authoritarian leaders.