While any serious person is horrified at the prospect of a Trump/Vance presidency, some on the left are actually arguing that it won’t make that much of a difference. One would think that these people don’t matter, but they do. For one thing, even a swing of one or two percent in the vote in a few key states can determine who gets elected. In the second place, it’s impossible to build a real resistance to MAGA if we don’t really understand or underestimate its threat.
A recent article in New Politics is an example of the twisted thinking of much of the left. The article is by Howie Hawkins, who was a founding member of the Green Party and that party’s candidate for president in 2020. Hawkins argues that socialists should support the Green Party’s Jill Stein in 2024 rather than vote to keep Trump out. Hawkins basically makes three arguments: First, that Jill Stein’s candidacy won’t help Trump get elected because those who will vote for Stein wouldn’t vote for Biden (now Harris) anyway; second that it doesn’t make that much difference whether Trump or Biden/Harris is elected; and third that Stein’s apologies for Putin in and of themself don’t disqualify her for any consideration. (Note: The same points made below also apply to the West/Abdullah presidential campaign.) Let’s consider these questions one-by-one: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2024/07/23/dont-support-jill-stein-a-reply-to-howie-hawkins/ -- *“Science and socialism go hand-in-hand.” *Felicity Dowling Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31263): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31263 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/107506784/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
