The committee has largely kept quiet about the Green party nominee. But that’s now changing.

“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.”

  • archomrade [he/him]English
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    3 months ago

    ‘Hyperbolizing’ what, exactly? In the middle of what, exactly?

    It would be easier to tell if you’re suggesting a false compromise if you were at all specific about what you’re talking about instead of making vague centrist gestures.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      I’m referring to the two extreme positions you wrote. Not sure how that’s so vague, but I’ll spell it out for you anyway. I’m suggesting you presented two hyperbolized straw men in your comment above. Very few democrats, if any, do either of these:

      use extreme language when speaking of the risks of middle eastern conflic escalating into Europe

      dismiss it as an unimportant issue as soon as it’s pointed out that they are actively contributing to that escalation

      the position “in the middle” that’s closer to reality is something like “It is a major conflict that has the potential to escalate, but it’s also not the only thing at stake in this election.” That isn’t a false compromise, that’s just how it is.

      • archomrade [he/him]English
        15·
        3 months ago

        “It is a major conflict that has the potential to escalate, but it’s also not the only thing at stake in this election.”

        Idk what to tell you, that’s a dismissal of the issue as unimportant, even if simply unimportant as compared to the other things you say are at stake.