Thanks for this. I was wondering how the Stein/Ware numbers were looking as outside the US it's not been easy to find that information. Though the media in the UK didn't even mention that there were more than 2 candidates so folk believed that Trump and Harris were the only options.
And that's a great letter to Kamala, but I suspect we all know that she can't / won't change her approach.
The last I heard Stein/Ware numbers were up to 750,000 votes. This doesn't count the "missing votes" in Ohio and other places, especially in the states where she was a write-in candidate. (Those can be "challenged" quite easily.) My thought is that if ALL votes for Jill were counted and added to her total, she would have well over 1 million votes nationwide, which would be similar to her 2016 results. (And even in Ohio there were six choices for president. Most had more than that. Funny, how mainstream media worldwide ignores that there are 70+ political parties registered in the US.)
It is a great letter to Kamala, and I knew folks would enjoy it, so I'm glad Terry was willing to share it. More proof that to run as a duopoly candidate for president is to be a mindless puppet of the oligarchy.
"On Election Day, I stay home. Two reasons: first of all, voting is meaningless; this country was bought and paid for a long time ago. That empty shit they shuffle around and repackage every four years doesn't mean a thing.
Second, I don't vote, because I firmly believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. I know some people like to twist that around and say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.' But where's the logic in that? Think it through: If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and you screw things up, then you're responsible for what they've done. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain.
I, on the other hand, who did not vote who, in fact, did not even leave the house on Election Day--am in no way responsible for what these politicians have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created. Which I had nothing to do with. Why can't people see that?" - George Carlin
I like George Carlin's comedy, but he's off a bit in this quote, IMO. If I stay home, then I'm pretty much saying that I've given up--that I agree with the corrupt system as is. I'm not fighting back. I'm going to let the corrupt politicians continue doing evil toward me and others. That just rubs me the wrong way. I don't want to be complicit in their evil--I want to fight against it. That's why I say you go and vote for the people they don't want you to vote for--you vote for the people-powered campaigns and for the issues that affect your community. Should I not have voted for the school levy, the library levy and the senior center levy? Luckily, they all passed, but if no one who cared about others in the community voted, they wouldn't have and people would have suffered. Why would I want to be the cause of further suffering in the world? Moral of the story: Don't give up and give in. Fight back with every weapon in your arsenal. Voting outside the box is just another weapon at your disposal.
I hope this the end of the dastardly duopoly. I just read how Kamala paid Beyonce $10 million to endorse her. That didn't include Beyonce giving a concert either! You know nobody likes these assholes in the duopoly if they have to pay that much money just for a pretend endorsement!
Kamala's campaign spent something like $1 billion and is in the hole over $20 million! She might have just broken the record for "whoever spends the most money, wins." Couldn't happen to a "nicer" person. *cough, cough* Free Palestine!
I hate to repeat Trumps "Big Lie" from 2020 but, US politics is definately rigged. The nomination of Harris by the DNC and the nomination of Trump by the RNC while deliberately suppressing third party candidates like Dr. Jill Stein proves it.
I'd say the US electoral system is "rigged" but not in the manner Trump (and others) think or expound upon. It's "rigged" or "fixed" to work just fine for the oligarchy and their preferred puppet-politicians. Once you accept this as fact, things start to make sense. How to "unrig" things is the great question that's being debated by those who actually care and see what's happening. But we need more aware people--so keep the discussion going!
I live in Ohio. At first I wasn't going to vote at all--I can't take the Greens seriously anymore, not once they turned down Jesse Ventura and went with that insipid little nerd named Howie, of all things---but Arab-Americans were calling for Green votes, so I thought maybe I'd do it.
Then I saw that my vote for Jill Stein would not count. There were flyers up at the voting precincts saying just that, so I did not vote.
The only solution is the word in your name between "The" and "Continues."
"On Election Day, I stay home. Two reasons: first of all, voting is meaningless; this country was bought and paid for a long time ago. That empty shit they shuffle around and repackage every four years doesn't mean a thing.
Second, I don't vote, because I firmly believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. I know some people like to twist that around and say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.' But where's the logic in that? Think it through: If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and you screw things up, then you're responsible for what they've done. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain.
I, on the other hand, who did not vote who, in fact, did not even leave the house on Election Day--am in no way responsible for what these politicians have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created. Which I had nothing to do with. Why can't people see that?" - George Carlin
Ohio is such a wonderfully corrupt state! We don't have much choice here, do we? If we can't force LaRose through the courts to admit the shit he's done (and he has a track record of doing shitty things) and get things to change, then we're pretty much left with the middle word, agreed.
We don't have an organized army at this point, so getting yourself killed isn't going to help us (or you). Let's hope it doesn't come to that. We the People need to be get organized and act shrewdly, not rashly. The goal should be minimum casualties and maximum agreement on how to bring about positive changes.
With the way the US shrieks about election malpractice in other countries, you'd have thought they'd have the Most Perfect Electoral process in the world 🌍 wouldn't you 😒
The US should pull the log lodged in it's eye first before pointing fingers at other Nations of the World
Doubly agreed. In psychology, it's called "projection" where you accuse others of your own worse faults. Combine it with propagandizing the masses, and you've got the US electoral system at its best (worse).
Thanks for this. I was wondering how the Stein/Ware numbers were looking as outside the US it's not been easy to find that information. Though the media in the UK didn't even mention that there were more than 2 candidates so folk believed that Trump and Harris were the only options.
And that's a great letter to Kamala, but I suspect we all know that she can't / won't change her approach.
The last I heard Stein/Ware numbers were up to 750,000 votes. This doesn't count the "missing votes" in Ohio and other places, especially in the states where she was a write-in candidate. (Those can be "challenged" quite easily.) My thought is that if ALL votes for Jill were counted and added to her total, she would have well over 1 million votes nationwide, which would be similar to her 2016 results. (And even in Ohio there were six choices for president. Most had more than that. Funny, how mainstream media worldwide ignores that there are 70+ political parties registered in the US.)
It is a great letter to Kamala, and I knew folks would enjoy it, so I'm glad Terry was willing to share it. More proof that to run as a duopoly candidate for president is to be a mindless puppet of the oligarchy.
"On Election Day, I stay home. Two reasons: first of all, voting is meaningless; this country was bought and paid for a long time ago. That empty shit they shuffle around and repackage every four years doesn't mean a thing.
Second, I don't vote, because I firmly believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. I know some people like to twist that around and say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.' But where's the logic in that? Think it through: If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and you screw things up, then you're responsible for what they've done. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain.
I, on the other hand, who did not vote who, in fact, did not even leave the house on Election Day--am in no way responsible for what these politicians have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created. Which I had nothing to do with. Why can't people see that?" - George Carlin
I like George Carlin's comedy, but he's off a bit in this quote, IMO. If I stay home, then I'm pretty much saying that I've given up--that I agree with the corrupt system as is. I'm not fighting back. I'm going to let the corrupt politicians continue doing evil toward me and others. That just rubs me the wrong way. I don't want to be complicit in their evil--I want to fight against it. That's why I say you go and vote for the people they don't want you to vote for--you vote for the people-powered campaigns and for the issues that affect your community. Should I not have voted for the school levy, the library levy and the senior center levy? Luckily, they all passed, but if no one who cared about others in the community voted, they wouldn't have and people would have suffered. Why would I want to be the cause of further suffering in the world? Moral of the story: Don't give up and give in. Fight back with every weapon in your arsenal. Voting outside the box is just another weapon at your disposal.
Excellent post!
Thank you, Leon!
I hope this the end of the dastardly duopoly. I just read how Kamala paid Beyonce $10 million to endorse her. That didn't include Beyonce giving a concert either! You know nobody likes these assholes in the duopoly if they have to pay that much money just for a pretend endorsement!
Kamala's campaign spent something like $1 billion and is in the hole over $20 million! She might have just broken the record for "whoever spends the most money, wins." Couldn't happen to a "nicer" person. *cough, cough* Free Palestine!
We live iin a mockery ot democracy ... something I call DeMOCKracy.
I came up with my own election campaign sign this year that I'm saving for the next election. It's truly timeless. Feel free to use it: https://mark192.substack.com/p/cartoon-election-yard-sign-art-free
I hate to repeat Trumps "Big Lie" from 2020 but, US politics is definately rigged. The nomination of Harris by the DNC and the nomination of Trump by the RNC while deliberately suppressing third party candidates like Dr. Jill Stein proves it.
I'd say the US electoral system is "rigged" but not in the manner Trump (and others) think or expound upon. It's "rigged" or "fixed" to work just fine for the oligarchy and their preferred puppet-politicians. Once you accept this as fact, things start to make sense. How to "unrig" things is the great question that's being debated by those who actually care and see what's happening. But we need more aware people--so keep the discussion going!
I live in Ohio. At first I wasn't going to vote at all--I can't take the Greens seriously anymore, not once they turned down Jesse Ventura and went with that insipid little nerd named Howie, of all things---but Arab-Americans were calling for Green votes, so I thought maybe I'd do it.
Then I saw that my vote for Jill Stein would not count. There were flyers up at the voting precincts saying just that, so I did not vote.
The only solution is the word in your name between "The" and "Continues."
"On Election Day, I stay home. Two reasons: first of all, voting is meaningless; this country was bought and paid for a long time ago. That empty shit they shuffle around and repackage every four years doesn't mean a thing.
Second, I don't vote, because I firmly believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. I know some people like to twist that around and say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.' But where's the logic in that? Think it through: If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and you screw things up, then you're responsible for what they've done. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain.
I, on the other hand, who did not vote who, in fact, did not even leave the house on Election Day--am in no way responsible for what these politicians have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created. Which I had nothing to do with. Why can't people see that?" - George Carlin
The more time passes, the more we know that Carlin was right.
Ohio is such a wonderfully corrupt state! We don't have much choice here, do we? If we can't force LaRose through the courts to admit the shit he's done (and he has a track record of doing shitty things) and get things to change, then we're pretty much left with the middle word, agreed.
Let’s get it started, OB!
I’m armed and I’m IN!
I suggest waiting for the active duty military to turn on the regime first. It's safer that way.
We don't have an organized army at this point, so getting yourself killed isn't going to help us (or you). Let's hope it doesn't come to that. We the People need to be get organized and act shrewdly, not rashly. The goal should be minimum casualties and maximum agreement on how to bring about positive changes.
With the way the US shrieks about election malpractice in other countries, you'd have thought they'd have the Most Perfect Electoral process in the world 🌍 wouldn't you 😒
The US should pull the log lodged in it's eye first before pointing fingers at other Nations of the World
Hypocrisy does not trouble sociopaths in the slightest.
Agreed ✍🏼
Doubly agreed. In psychology, it's called "projection" where you accuse others of your own worse faults. Combine it with propagandizing the masses, and you've got the US electoral system at its best (worse).
By some strange coincidence that sounds just like Zionist behaviour.
We had to learn it from somebody!