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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 day ago (36 children)

If you think this reflects badly on stein ask yourself 2 questions, did he endorse her because she's also a white supremacist? Did she accept the endorsement?

The answer to the first is probably no since stein is a Jewish women so I don't think she'd get along well with all the other white supremacists who think she's sub-human. The reason he endorsed her was because she's the only one who would end the war in Gaza and fight the "Jewish lobby". If your a Zionist and believe that any action against Israel is anti-Semitic then yeah stein and Duke are the same. If you live outside that delusional world then you'd recognize dukes dislike for Israel and steins, (and most of the worlds) dislike for Israel come from two completely different values systems and world views.

The answer to the second is easier, No, her campaign rejected it and called him trash as soon as they heard about it.

So does this actually reflect badly on stein, or is this just the ravings of an insane person who's trying to elect a Jewish woman to take out his imagined grand Jewish conspiracy? Critique stein if you want but this is nothing.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 24 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I see this more as a loss of support for Trump, just like the many Republican endorsements for Harris. It doesn't change Stein's chances either way, and who supports someone is more a sign of how that person leans, not the candidate.

What will be interesting (but again, inconsequential) is how Stein will treat this. Ignore? Simple thanks? A rally to try and pull more of those who would follow him? (I think some will see where I'm going there)

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago

They rejected it. From the article:

Stein’s campaign manager, Jason Call, disavowed the endorsement and called Duke "trash."

"We had no idea about this and are very, very not interested in David Duke's endorsement," Call told NBC News.>

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[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Best endorsement dems could hope for, really.

[–] General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world 22 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

David Duke is responsible for my phase where I grew out of a simplistic view of politics and economics and started looking into things a little deeper. Hear me out: Back in the day, I went through a Libertarian phase. I supported Ron Paul. I was young and stupid, what can I say? Anyway, I read some news article that claimed that David Duke donated to his campaign. I was like, “Hmmm, what’s this all about?” And so began my realization that things are never as simple as we want them to be. So, thanks for being a racist dick, David Duke. Without your donation to Ron Paul raising my suspicions, it may have been at least a few more months before I picked up on the rotten smell. I might have actually put that stupid bumper sticker on and everything (shudder).

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

David Duke's endorsement is a slander, and I think he knows that and uses it intentionally.

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (45 children)

Aaaaand there ya go. This is all you need to know about Jill Stein right? Because if Harris is a conservative because of Cheney’s endorsement….

Or are the rules different?

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago

Didn't Richard Spencer endorse Biden in a game of 64D chess as a 5000 IQ play?

....

Still either way, Jill's an Ableist Transphobe on Putin's payroll and even if she wasn't, she cannot win a single state under the current Electoral College so she could be literally the second coming of Christ and it wouldn't matter.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, that's pretty funny. An endorsement shouldn't be taken too seriously (given a certain string of endorsements I don't like for Harris) but it's still really funny. Fuck Jill Stein.

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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Why do people even care what a gross white supremacist thinks?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 24 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

because if a gross white supremacist starts saying/doing things I agree with I need to evaluate if he's changing or if I'm changing.

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