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The All Purpose Jill Stein Thread

Donations to Jill Stein Explode Nearly 1000% Since Sanders’ Endorsement of Clinton

Since Tuesday morning, the Green Party has received over $80,000 in contributions, over half of which comes from first-time donors, and half of which comes in the form of contributions under $50. Tellingly, about 615 of those contributions totaled $27, the exact number commonly trumpeted and solicited by the Sanders campaign during his revolutionary grassroots funding movement.

“There’s been an explosion of Berners coming in through every portal of the campaign, and it’s really exciting,” Stein told US Uncut in a phone interview. “There is so much courage out there to stand up to the marching orders handed down by the usual suspects.”

Stein’s social media accounts have also seen tremendous growth and engagement in the past 24 hours. A recent livestream posted to the Stein campaign’s Facebook page has been viewed over 300,000 times in less than a day.

Read more:
http://usuncut.com/politics/jill-stein-campaign-surge/ (July 13, 2016)
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"Give Jill Stein a look, and give her platform serious consideration. Around half of Bernie voters according to Bloomberg in late June will never vote for Hillary; a far more accurate assessment in my view than recent claims of the majority flocking to Clinton. Thus, a great many people are looking for options, now that the Clinton campaign forced Bernie’s endorsement.

"If Clinton faces perjury charges before November, I’ll back Bernie Sanders, without hesitation. However, Jill Stein is not only a great alternative to status quo politics, but gives America hope for the future."

Reference:
Bernie Sanders Just Made Jill Stein The Most Powerful Woman In American Politics (July 13, 2016)

Facebook: Jill Stein

Twitter: @DrJillStein
 
Could someone direct me to this bizzaro universe where Jill Stein and the Green Party amount to something more than a footnote?

The time for idealism is over (for now). It's time to be pragmatic.
 
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Maya22 said:
She is not an anti-vaxer.
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OH, I thought she was. That was the extent of my knowledge. I am now more informed.

ETA: for context https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...n_green_party_candidate_for/d31ydoe?context=3

I don't know if we have an "official" stance, but I can tell you my personal stance at this point. According to the most recent review of vaccination policies across the globe, mandatory vaccination that doesn't allow for medical exemptions is practically unheard of. In most countries, people trust their regulatory agencies and have very high rates of vaccination through voluntary programs. In the US, however, regulatory agencies are routinely packed with corporate lobbyists and CEOs. So the foxes are guarding the chicken coop as usual in the US. So who wouldn't be skeptical? I think dropping vaccinations rates that can and must be fixed in order to get at the vaccination issue: the widespread distrust of the medical-indsutrial complex.

Vaccines in general have made a huge contribution to public health. Reducing or eliminating devastating diseases like small pox and polio. In Canada, where I happen to have some numbers, hundreds of annual death from measles and whooping cough were eliminated after vaccines were introduced. Still, vaccines should be treated like any medical procedure--each one needs to be tested and regulated by parties that do not have a financial interest in them. In an age when industry lobbyists and CEOs are routinely appointed to key regulatory positions through the notorious revolving door, its no wonder many Americans don't trust the FDA to be an unbiased source of sound advice. A Monsanto lobbyists and CEO like Michael Taylor, former high-ranking DEA official, should not decide what food is safe for you to eat. Same goes for vaccines and pharmaceuticals. We need to take the corporate influence out of government so people will trust our health authorities, and the rest of the government for that matter. End the revolving door. Appoint qualified professionals without a financial interest in the product being regulated. Create public funding of elections to stop the buying of elections by corporations and the super-rich.

For homeopathy, just because something is untested doesn't mean it's safe. By the same token, being "tested" and "reviewed" by agencies tied to big pharma and the chemical industry is also problematic. There's a lot of snake-oil in this system. We need research and licensing boards that are protected from conflicts of interest. They should not be limited by arbitrary definitions of what is "natural" or not.
 
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Johnson is getting a lot more air time and polling a lot stronger then Stein is. Johnson could pull enough votes away from Trump to cost him the swing states. Stein will be a non factor.
 
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For homeopathy, just because something is untested doesn't mean it's safe. By the same token, being "tested" and "reviewed" by agencies tied to big pharma and the chemical industry is also problematic. There's a lot of snake-oil in this system. We need research and licensing boards that are protected from conflicts of interest. They should not be limited by arbitrary definitions of what is "natural" or not.
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She had a chance to explain that homeopathy is the process of marketing placebos to sick people, but she chose instead to indict the FDA's drug approval process. Harvard Medical School must be so proud.
 
d4m10n said:
She had a chance to explain that homeopathy is the process of marketing placebos to sick people, but she chose instead to indict the FDA's drug approval process. Harvard Medical School must be so proud.
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:rolleyes:
 
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