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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why? The Greens haven't seen widespread success, to me it seems like we need to look more critically at the failures of electoralism.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Disclosure, an not American. I don't know much about the greens , I got distributed to get a few weeks ago just for mentioning that whether Stein was legit or not, some of her supporters made good points. USA seems to be locked into a mindset that everything is black or white. If you can't win the presidency is not worth it. Have Sanders quit the Democrats tomorrow, and recruit a few star player to go with. That would be a real kick in the ass for the Establishment to care about peopl. Think Tea party for the left.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's a bit of a misanalysis of the electoral situation. The Greens are that party, and failed to get a dent. PSL is a revolutionary party, but they are still picking up steam. Electoralism will not destabilize the Democrat/Republican duopoly.