Grifters On Parade@CornelWest and his new @GreenPartyUS team have completely DESTROYED his campaign.

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[–]3andfro 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

They threw out half of the populist platform that we had created when he switched to the Green Party, especially policies with left-right support like

Restore free speech

Curb Inflation

Hand-counted paper ballots

End mass surveillance

Restore press freedoms

Restore net neutrality

Break up Big Tech

Support veterans

Stop CBDCs

Regulate AI

Fix infrastructure

Term limits in Congress

Ban corporate lobbying

Why would you remove these policies from your platform? Will any of the podcasts supporting Cornel West admit and confront this?

[–]SusanJ 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Don't take Nick's word for anything. The campaign is still refining the platform. This is what they have so far, I think it's pretty good. Starting with demilitarization.

Policies

Dismantling the Empire

Vastly cutting back on military spending, dissolving non-defensive security alliances, including NATO and AUKUS, dismantling the global network of over 800 military bases and severing the link between U.S. foreign policy and corporate profits to respect national sovereignty and the principle of self-determination for people. The USA should be a decent and dignified nation among nations rather than an imperial power dominating every corner of the globe. Withdrawing foreign aid to Egypt, Israel, and any other countries violating the human rights of subjugated peoples. Increasing humanitarian aid to poor and vulnerable peoples around the world. Enabling international peace by highlighting ecological sustainability, abolishing nuclear weapons, and promoting diplomatic processes.

Unleashing Democracy

Massive investments in satisfying the social needs of everyday people. Medicare for all including humane mental healthcare, decriminalization of drugs, and creation of humane rehabilitation sites. Decent housing for all, quality education for all, free college tuition for all, and jobs with living wages for all. Abolishing poverty and houselessness. Targeting the vicious legacy of white supremacy by ending mass incarceration, demilitarizing policing (abolishing Cop-Cities), and promoting reparations for past unjust treatment of Black people. Prioritizing the empowerment of indigenous peoples. Protecting the reproductive rights of women and ending all forms of patriarchy. Securing the rights of LGBTQ+ and Trans-Peoples. Treating every migrant and asylum seeker with dignity and implementing fundamental changes in immigration policies. Public financing of elections with ranked-choice voting, eliminating the Electoral College and a national holiday for voting. Democratizing unaccountable monopolies and oligopolies with workers' control.

Saving The Planet

Fighting back against the escalating ecological catastrophe by targeting the corporate greed of fossil fuel companies and resurrecting the Green New Deal. Shifting from extraction and emission to regenerative and renewable energy. Eliminating the environmental racism that disproportionately damages the life chances of poor people, especially poor people of color here and abroad. The future of life on this planet depends on this fundamental shift!

[–]3andfro 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm glad you chimed in. I and others consider you the resident Green Party expert and were hoping you'd give us your take on this. My regard for Dr. West has always been high, and my first take-away from this piece was disappointment.

I'm also glad you commented on this post at the other WotB site.

[–]SusanJ 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks for you kind words:) I do wish a few more Greens would join our subs. Just to keep everyone in the know. There's a lot of stuff on Twitter and Facebook (gah!).

I do think that Dr. West needs to work on getting his actual message out a little better. But that's always the problem with third parties - we get very little media. He's going on as many shows as possible. I think the MSNBC apperance yesterday was good, it was clear to me that he's no fan of the Democrats.

Here's the short (10 minutes) interview with Ari Melber:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah7px3sUl6M

[–]3andfro 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I appreciate the link.