Disqus - Latest Comments for greenferret

Re: Where Are They Now? Paging Third Party Candidates Gary Johnson And Jill Stein

greenferret — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:11:24 -0000

The author assumes that Jill Stein will stop building the Green movement, just as many have assumed that she "never did anything" until running for president. Both are false and insulting to the intelligence of the reader. Do some research, try to interview the person before making up stuff about them.

Re: Jill Stein insists Trump is less dangerous than Clinton – and attacks Bernie Sanders as a DC insider

greenferret — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:05:49 -0000

This article completely contradicts itself in the space of 3 sentences:

"Admitting Trump is the worst possible thing that could happen to the country... Clinton, on the other hand, she considers a greater threat."

If you're going to write a hit piece full of lies and distortions, try not to contradict your headline next time.

Re: Why Won't the Green Party Acknowledge that Real Change Starts at the Bottoms and Goes Up?

greenferret — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 22:43:29 -0000

The DNC rigged the primary against the candidate who consistently beat Trump in national polls by double digits, in order to clear the way for a problematic scandal-wracked candidate who is the 2nd most disliked candidate in history after Trump. Democrats need to take responsibility for themselves and stop looking for other people to blame for their failings.

Re: Why Won't the Green Party Acknowledge that Real Change Starts at the Bottoms and Goes Up?

greenferret — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 17:54:56 -0000

Greens have been building at the local level for decades - running campaigns, winning local offices, making a difference - in total obscurity. Even Yes magazine, which I subscribe to, won't mention the Green Party's local efforts - they only cover Greens when it's presidential election time. The same is true of almost all media except for some honorable, and tiny, exceptions.

Now Jill Stein is building a national movement, getting the Green Party on the ballot in state after state, drawing large crowds in major cities, and bringing together a coalition on the left that is serious about political power. This is a threat to the established order, which is why we now see so much clucking about why the Green Party hasn't already swept local school board races. Most of this is disingenuous, although some just don't seem to understand how American politics actually works.

Bottom line, there are hundreds of local Green candidates running already and there will be many more thanks largely to Jill Stein. These local Green candidates line up more or less perfectly with the professed values of Yes magazine readers, and they are always in need of volunteers and donors. Be the change, or at least stop undermining those who already are. Peace.

Re: Sorry, but Jill Stein is not the hero you need or deserve

greenferret — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:40:01 -0000

This is a total lie. When did Jill Stein say that vaccines cause autism? Never. If you're going to write a hit piece, do your research first.

Re: Juan Cole: Debate: Sanders Rejects Intervention While Clinton Slams Iran, Putin and Supports Syrian Rebels - Juan Cole - Truthdig

greenferret — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:30:28 -0000

The headline says "Sanders rejects intervention", but he clearly said he supports air strikes in Syria and the war in Afghanistan.

That makes the Green Party's Jill Stein the only candidate who actually rejects the bipartisan foreign policy of military intervention that has had such disastrous results.

Re: Holier than Bernie

greenferret — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:00:40 -0000

The difference is that Jill Stein is running with the only national party that isn't controlled by corporate money. Sanders has promised to endorse Hillary (or whatever corporate Dem gets the nod) if he loses. Jill Stein is running to build an independent party for the people, not to prop up one of the two corporate-sponsored parties that are killing our people and planet.

Re: Another World Is Possible, Another US is Necessary

greenferret — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:50:35 -0000

Jill Stein is all about building an independent party for the people to bring social, economic, and environmental justice to America. Check out her website at jill2016.com

Re: Robert Reich: Why on Earth Is Obama Promoting TPP with Global Exploiter Nike?

greenferret — Fri, 08 May 2015 15:50:11 -0000

Quiz: What presidential candidate said the following about the TPP:

"The Obama administration – and bipartisan supporters - are pushing a secret corporate trade deal, the Trans Pacific Partnership, (TPP), that would give corporations more power than nations.

The TPP would empower a secret global court consisting of three judges appointed by the World Bank to allow foreign corporations to overrule U.S. laws. This is a direct assault on our Constitution and democracy."

Hint: http://www.jill2016.com/flu...

Re: Robert Reich: Why on Earth Is Obama Promoting TPP with Global Exploiter Nike?

greenferret — Fri, 08 May 2015 15:48:06 -0000

Reich asks: Why on Earth is Obama promoting TPP with global exploiters? The president pandering to corporations is not what liberals want to see right now.

Chris Hedges answers: "Liberals, by voting for Barack Obama, betrayed the core values they use to define themselves—the rule of law, the safeguarding of civil liberties, the protection of unions, the preservation of social welfare programs, environmental accords, financial regulation, a defiance of unjust war and torture, and the abolition of drone wars."

http://www.truthdig.com/rep...

Re: Let’s Not Be Fooled By Bernie Sanders

greenferret — Mon, 04 May 2015 15:16:31 -0000

Jill Stein is the only prospective presidential candidate who has consistently supported human rights and self-determination for all people.

Here is Jill Stein's position on Israel and Palestine from 2012:

http://www.jill2012.website...

Re: Senate Candidate Donna Edwards Fights the Establishment for the Soul of the Democratic Party

greenferret — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:14:03 -0000

Actually, the Green Party does run a lot of candidates for local office, and hundreds of Greens have been elected to local offices and are turning progressive values into public policy. One you may have heard of is Gayle McLaughlin, 2-term mayor of Richmond CA who has done groundbreaking work fighting foreclosures, enacting restorative justice programs, and building the cooperative green economy.

Re: Senate Candidate Donna Edwards Fights the Establishment for the Soul of the Democratic Party

greenferret — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:34:43 -0000

Am I missing something? Seems to me the Democratic Party has no soul, yet people keep fighting the Democratic Party (here "the establishment") to try to resurrect this fabled soul. The Democratic Party won't save us, and we won't save the Democratic Party. It's a corporate militarist trap where progressive politics goes to die. Want a party with a soul? Check out the Green Party, which is based not on corporate money but on values of nonviolence, social justice, grassroots democracy and ecological wisdom. gp.org

Re: Why Build the Green Party? - Jill Stein on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3)

greenferret — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:56:14 -0000

If you like what Dr. Jill Stein has to say, check out her website at http://www.jill2016.com/ and join the movement to take our country back from the parties of war and Wall Street!

Re: Why Build the Green Party? - Jill Stein on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)

greenferret — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:54:31 -0000

If you like what Jill Stein has to say, check out her website at http://www.jill2016.com/ and join the movement to take our country back from the parties of war and Wall Street!

Re: Why Build the Green Party? - Jill Stein on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3)

greenferret — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:53:38 -0000

If you like what Jill has to say, check out her website at http://www.jill2016.com/ and join the movement to take our country back from the parties of war and Wall Street!

Re: Green Party’s Jill Stein Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee

greenferret — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:10:09 -0000

Jill Stein makes a lot more sense than the politicians in Washington! Glad to see her considering another run. Check out http://www.jill2016.com/ for more info

Re: The Democratic Party Keeps Screwing Up: Why Progressives Need to Be Independent of the Party

greenferret — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:50:21 -0000

Both those strategies sound like waiting for a savior from the political and economic elite. I won't say that's impossible, but I wouldn't count it on either. What we can do is build a grassroots movement, which is how real change always starts, and make sure it's a sustainable movement (like the Greens) instead of sitting back down as soon as some politician or rich guy promises to take up the banner of change.

Re: The Democratic Party Keeps Screwing Up: Why Progressives Need to Be Independent of the Party

greenferret — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:01:29 -0000

Instead of taking a time-out from politics, progressives can have a real impact by supporting a national party that supports peace, social justice, grassroots democracy and ecology, and refuses money from corporate interests: the Green Party. One of the biggest and most surprising progressive victories of 2014 was NY's fracking ban - after a surging Green Party (and movement) showed the Dems that the costs of bucking progressives would be lost votes and real competition on the left. As long as the Dems continue their current (decades-long) decline into corporate servitude, progressives will be far better off building a party that stands for people, planet, and peace over profit.

Re: Why Bernie Sanders Needs to Run for President—As an Independent

greenferret — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:11:12 -0000

This article is mostly on point, but misses when the author suggests that Sanders should start a new party. It's insanely difficult (by design) to start a new party and qualify for the ballot across the country, which is why so many parties have flared up and burned out. The Greens (and Libertarians) have survived, and continue to grow, as Howie Hawkins' record showing for an independent party in New York showed. There are precious few disagreements between the Greens and Sanders (save for his shameful recent vote to rubber-stamp the slaughter in Gaza). If he runs at all, it should be to build a unified party of the progressive left that will continue after Election Day, and that means running in the Green primaries.

Re: It's a Rout: Democrats Lose Badly as GOP Extremists Consolidate Power In Congress and Across America

greenferret — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:51:41 -0000

Actually, a lot of people who vote Republican are working class people who aren't fond of the GOP, but they see the Dems as the greater evil. It's not just they think the Dems will raise their taxes and take their guns, but that, as Chris Hedges has pointed out, the Democratic Party has betrayed working class people again and again for decades (From Vietnam to NAFTA), while doing little to nothing that has tangibly improved their lives. Oh right, Obamacare... now I get to pay for private health insurance, even if I still can't afford to see a doctor. A majority of Americans vote for the lesser evil out of fear, which keeps the 1% in power every time. We need to ditch the elitism and fight for the working class.

Re: Will Democrats Try To Kill The Party's Progressive Wing To Regain Power?

greenferret — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:23:40 -0000

Check out http://gp.org/ for the Green Party's national site - there's also a list of state parties and their sites at http://gp.org/for-members/s...

Re: Will Democrats Try To Kill The Party's Progressive Wing To Regain Power?

greenferret — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:07:43 -0000

"Progressive Democrats" are allowed to exist only to keep the Democratic Party's progressive voting base from revolting against Party of War and Wall Street #2. The progressive caucus is a complete farce. The Democrats' major accomplishments of the Obama era are escalating Bush's wars, giving trillions to Wall Street, and making us buy insurance (altho most of us still can't afford to see the doctor) in what amounts to yet another massive upwards transfer of wealth to the financial sector. The Ds and Rs play good cop bad cop, but they're funded by the same corporations. For those who are sick of the whole charade, I recommend joining the Green Party, which is committed to peace, social justice, grassroots democracy, ecology, and getting private money out of politics completely. One of the bright spots on Tuesday was Green Howie Hawkins getting 5% in the New York governor's race, where progressives are starting to rebel against corporatist Democrat Andrew Cuomo and his Working Families Party servants. Overgrow this broken system, go Green!

Re: It's a Rout: Democrats Lose Badly as GOP Extremists Consolidate Power In Congress and Across America

greenferret — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:41:44 -0000

It's not just too bad... it's an attack on democracy by corporate interests. As Americans become increasingly disgusted with Ds and Rs, top two guarantees that you'll have no one on your ballot but Ds and Rs. Californians need to fight this travesty and replace it with ranked-choice voting.

Re: It's a Rout: Democrats Lose Badly as GOP Extremists Consolidate Power In Congress and Across America

greenferret — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:33:27 -0000

The headline in Alternet's email was "Election rout - dark times for progressives." The modern Democratic Party is where progressive politics goes to die. It's the second party of war and Wall Street, playing good cop to the GOP's bad cop. Most of all, it's terrible theater and we're all sick of it. How to get out of the two-party trap? Join the Green Party and build the growing alternative to corporate-sponsored politics - a sustainable grassroots force for peace, social justice, democracy and ecology.