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  • zqps@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    Sincere question as a foreigner, is there any basis to this “Jill Stein is a Russian asset” thing other than the nature of FPTP voting resulting in the royally fucked-up US two-party system?

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      17 hours ago

      Very much yes, we literally do not have laws restricting “donations” and “fundraising” for politicians here. I say this as someone who (embarrassingly) voted for her when I was young and uninformed many many years ago because I liked the headlines her party platform pushed. I am not sober enough to spam you with news articles at the moment but please feel free to bug me again tomorrow. If you do some of your own reading please tell me where you heard it and I will provide context as well.