Personally, I applaud the third parties’ attempts at breaking up the duopoly. It’s about time someone challenges the status quo instead of blindly endorsing it.
You call it tilting at windmills, but I call it fighting for real change—if these parties weren't a threat to the status quo, they wouldn't be so furious about their presence on the ballot!
If these parties really wanted real change, they would be fighting for local and state elections that they could actually win, and enact change from the bottom.
State-Level Green Party Officials (Former)
Shane Robinson - Maryland, House, District 39 (2011-2019)
Henry Bear - Maine, House, District 144 (2013-2019)
Ralph Chapman - Maine, House, District 133 (2010-2019)
Fred Smith - Arkansas, House, District 50 (2011-2015)
Richard Carroll - Arkansas, House, District 39 (2009-2011)
John Eder - Maine, House, District 118 (2003-2007)
Matt Ahearn - New Jersey, General Assembly, District 38 (2002-2004)
Audie Bock - California, State Assembly, District 16 (1999-2000)
Current Green Party Mayors
Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois (2021-2025)
Bruce Delgado - Marina, California (2008-2024)
Emmanuel Estrada - Baldwin Park, California (2020-2024)
Former Green Party Mayors
John Reed - Fairfax, California
Mike Feinstein - Santa Monica, California
David Doonan - Greenwich, New York
Kelley Wearvering - Cordova, Alaska
Robb Davis - Davis, California
Peter Gleichman - Ward, Colorado
Jim Sullivan - Victory, New York
Jason West - New Paltz, New York
Current Green Party City & County Council Members
Sylvia R. Chavez - Calipatria, California
David Conley - Douglas County, Wisconsin
Josiah Dean - Dufur, Oregon
Becky Elder - Manitou Springs, Colorado
Bob Gifford - Portage County, Wisconsin
Renée Goddard - Fairfax, California
David Grover - Trinidad, California
Damon Jespersen - Newbury, Massachusetts
John Keener - Pacifica, California
Rebecca Kemble - Madison, Wisconsin
Paul Pitino - Arcata, California
Marsha A. Rummel - Madison, Wisconsin
George P. Steeves - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Anna Trevorrow - Portland, Maine
Daniel Welsh - Lewisboro, New York
Heidi Weigleitner - Dane County, Wisconsin
Stephen Zollman - Sebastopol, California
Former Green Party City & County Council Members
Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois
George Altgelt - Laredo, Texas
Michael Beilstein - Corvallis, Oregon
Bruce Delgado - Marina, California
Jessica Bradshaw - Carbondale, Illinois
Michael Cornell - River Hill Village
Jennifer Dotson - Ithaca, New York
Kathleen Fitzpatrick - Mosier, Oregon
Gail Garrett - Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Matt Gonzalez - San Francisco, California
Cam Gordon - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art Goodtimes - San Miguel County, Colorado
Daniel Hamburg - Mendocino County, California
Michelle Haynes - Norwood, Colorado
Gary Hull - Sharpsburg, Maryland
Tanya Ishikawa - Federal Heights, Colorado
Brian Kehoe - Catskill, New York
Jason Kirkpatrick - Arcata, California
Mary Jo Long - Afton, New York
Tom Mair - Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Sarah Marsh - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Merrily Mazza - Lafayette, Colorado
Gayle McLaughlin - Richmond, California
Ross Mirkarimi - San Francisco, California
Leland Pan - Dane County, Wisconsin
Dona Spring - Berkeley, California
Chuck Turner - Boston, Massachusetts
Other Green Party Local Officials (Current)
Michael Clary - Coos County, Oregon
Jennifer Baker - Napa Valley College, California
Matthew Clark - San Mateo County
Billy Gene Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
Carl D'Amato - Waterford, Connecticut
Daphne Dixon - Fairfield, Connecticut
Matt Donahue - Benton County, Oregon
Maureen Doyle - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Andrew Frascarelli - Waterford, Connecticut
Frank Gatti - Amherst, Massachusetts
Michael Paul Hansen - Humboldt County, California
Jane Jarlsberg - San Bernardino County, California
Joshua Steele Kelly - Waterford, Connecticut
Vincent O'Connor - Amherst, Massachusetts
Sharron Parra - Hyampom, California
Vahe Peroomian - Glendale Community College, California
John Powell - Montecito, California
Colleen Ann Reidy - Thompsonville, Connecticut
Rebecca Rotzler - New Paltz, New York
Leif Smith - Redding, Connecticut
Darcy Van Ness - Waterford, Connecticut
Baird Welch-Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
Randy Marx - Fair Oaks Water District, Sacramento County, California
Fred McCann - Portland Water District, Portland, Maine
Garrett Erven - Red Wing, Minnesota
Other Green Party Local Officials (Former)
John Amarilios - New Canaan, Connecticut
Korie Blyveis - Newberg Township, Michigan
Hector Lopez - New Canaan, Connecticut
Kim O'Connor - Hillsborough County, Florida
Jill Stein - Lexington, Massachusetts
Raymond C. Meyer - Lucas County Health Center, Iowa
In that time they have been engaged with by many posters, including myself, who have explained it all to them quite clearly. They either simply refuse to believe it or are incapable of understanding.
OR… I just haven’t changed my mind, and I’m voting for who I want, as is my right. Just like you’re voting for who you want, and that’s your right too. :)
I posted an article that's already widely available on a much bigger platform than Lemmy. I didn’t write it or create the content. It's already out there for anyone to see, so all I did was share it here for discussion. If you disagree with the article itself, that's fine, but calling for it to be censored or accusing me of pushing an agenda simply because it's not what you want to read is misguided and lazy. Open debate requires different perspectives, not shutting down content you don't like.
It's not my job to convince you that I’m not a Republican, that I don’t live in Russia, or that despite posting hundreds of socialist articles to the socialist community, I’m somehow not a socialist. If that’s what you want to believe, cool, then go ahead and think that. Not my problem. :)
If you’re getting worked up over a news article I didn’t even write, that’s on you. Be mad if you want, but I'm under no obligation to prove anything to you. I’ll share my opinion, and you can take it or leave it. Either way, not my problem.
In the past, when I’ve tried to defend myself, people accuse me of not listening. If I stay quiet, they take it as guilt.
Here’s the deal: I’m still going to post what I want in this community because what I’m posting fits within the theme and guidelines of this community which celebrates diversity of thought and opinion.
So, go ahead and expect me to copy and paste this comment into the many, many arguments you’re going to try and start. Whether you believe me or not, I don't have to prove anything to you. I’ll share my opinion, and you can take it or leave it. Not my problem. :)
Trust me, as much as I get accused of being a troll, I'm sure the mods know all about me. And I'm still here. You know why? Because I'm not a spammer and not a troll. Feel free to check out the modlog. It's public.
Wouldn't it be lower effort if I didn't respond to anyone?
So which should I do? Not reply and be guilty by silence. Or reply to the exact same accusations every comment, but with a different reason every single time? And then get called stupid for not understanding?
OR, ok, and this is the one I'll do, I'll just continue doing as I do. Posting political news articles (that I didn't even write by the way) from WAY more publicly read websites than Lemmy, to this political news community.
It's not my role to prove or disprove anything not you. I post the articles, I didn't create them. If you don't like the article's content or think there is error in it, please feel free to contact the editors or news org with your concerns.
If you don't like what I post or what I say, please feel free to block me. Thank you!
Take a look at my post and comment history, it's in my profile. I have replied plenty--and I have even gotten criticisms like, "The fact that you feel the need to reply to every post, is sad and shows you how narcissistic you are!!"
Do you think this is my first post to this community?! lol
15 Comments
ZombieMantis@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Here's a priority for them: drop out endorse Kamala. Stop sapping votes from the left, you'll let Trump win the electorial college and doom the world.
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 1y
Personally, I applaud the third parties’ attempts at breaking up the duopoly. It’s about time someone challenges the status quo instead of blindly endorsing it.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
That's a very woke sentiment but your bio says you're anti-woke.
How do you explain this apparent contradiction?
thestar@mastodon.social · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah that’s what they said in 2016, and guess what happened …
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 1y
And I voted for them then too. No regrets.
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 2y
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -18 pts · 2y
You call it tilting at windmills, but I call it fighting for real change—if these parties weren't a threat to the status quo, they wouldn't be so furious about their presence on the ballot!
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 2y
Boddhisatva@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 1y
State-Level Green Party Officials (Former)
Current Green Party Mayors
Former Green Party Mayors
Current Green Party City & County Council Members
Former Green Party City & County Council Members
Other Green Party Local Officials (Current)
Other Green Party Local Officials (Former)
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 1y
Awww, thank you!
OR… I just haven’t changed my mind, and I’m voting for who I want, as is my right. Just like you’re voting for who you want, and that’s your right too. :)
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -14 pts · 2y
Whether it "baffles" you or not, I’m still not voting for your candidate.
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UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -24 pts · 2y
To save you all some time:
I posted an article that's already widely available on a much bigger platform than Lemmy. I didn’t write it or create the content. It's already out there for anyone to see, so all I did was share it here for discussion. If you disagree with the article itself, that's fine, but calling for it to be censored or accusing me of pushing an agenda simply because it's not what you want to read is misguided and lazy. Open debate requires different perspectives, not shutting down content you don't like.
It's not my job to convince you that I’m not a Republican, that I don’t live in Russia, or that despite posting hundreds of socialist articles to the socialist community, I’m somehow not a socialist. If that’s what you want to believe, cool, then go ahead and think that. Not my problem. :)
If you’re getting worked up over a news article I didn’t even write, that’s on you. Be mad if you want, but I'm under no obligation to prove anything to you. I’ll share my opinion, and you can take it or leave it. Either way, not my problem.
In the past, when I’ve tried to defend myself, people accuse me of not listening. If I stay quiet, they take it as guilt.
Here’s the deal: I’m still going to post what I want in this community because what I’m posting fits within the theme and guidelines of this community which celebrates diversity of thought and opinion.
So, go ahead and expect me to copy and paste this comment into the many, many arguments you’re going to try and start. Whether you believe me or not, I don't have to prove anything to you. I’ll share my opinion, and you can take it or leave it. Not my problem. :)
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Wherever you live and whatever you believe in maybe take a break and go touch some grass.
Two thousand one hundred and eighty submissions in twenty-six days is roughly one every seventeen minutes.
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 2y
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -14 pts · 2y
Trust me, as much as I get accused of being a troll, I'm sure the mods know all about me. And I'm still here. You know why? Because I'm not a spammer and not a troll. Feel free to check out the modlog. It's public.
Wouldn't it be lower effort if I didn't respond to anyone?
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 2y
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 1y
Here, let me save you some time, here is my comment history: https://lemmy.world/u/UniversalMonk?page=1&sort=New&view=Comments
And here is my post history: https://lemmy.world/u/UniversalMonk?page=1&sort=New&view=Posts
So which should I do? Not reply and be guilty by silence. Or reply to the exact same accusations every comment, but with a different reason every single time? And then get called stupid for not understanding?
OR, ok, and this is the one I'll do, I'll just continue doing as I do. Posting political news articles (that I didn't even write by the way) from WAY more publicly read websites than Lemmy, to this political news community.
It's not my role to prove or disprove anything not you. I post the articles, I didn't create them. If you don't like the article's content or think there is error in it, please feel free to contact the editors or news org with your concerns.
If you don't like what I post or what I say, please feel free to block me. Thank you!
UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -13 pts · 2y
Take a look at my post and comment history, it's in my profile. I have replied plenty--and I have even gotten criticisms like, "The fact that you feel the need to reply to every post, is sad and shows you how narcissistic you are!!"
Do you think this is my first post to this community?! lol