r/PoliticalRevolutionPA • u/Thecrawsome • Jan 12 '22

Discussion If this is a Sanders operation, why are there so many Green party posts?

This isn't /r/greenparty or /r/greenpartyofPA. Please go there and stay there.

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u/jayjaywalker3 Jan 12 '22 edited Jan 12 '22

You're saying Green Party candidates don't align with this? Bernie's platform is basically the Green Party US platform (although we take a more leftist stance on foreign policy in particular Palestine).

This subreddit is meant to raise support and awareness for progressive candidates in Pennsylvania and issues in the state that align with the political revolution as envisioned by Senator Bernie Sanders.

Many many Greens (including many of our leaders) are former Bernie supporters who Dem exited after seeing him get absolutely stiff armed by the DNC either in 2016 or 2020. Our party is the only nationwide party that's proudly opposed to capitalism.

Having said that I don't post stuff here even though I think it's relevant. The community here is pretty inactive.

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I'll take this opportunity to say hello! My name is Jay Walker, I live in Pittsburgh and I was just elected co-chair of the Green Party of Pennsylvania. We're are hyper focused on laying the ground work to win local elections across the state this year while staying engaged in fights for justice that are happening right now in each corner of PA. If you see us on your ballot know that we stand for a ban on fracking, an end to wars, medicare for all, and a stop to the endless corruption we see in Pennsylvania government and politics. Feel free to drop a comment here or DM me if you want some more information.

Here are some recent statements:

Green Party Opposes Fossil Fuel Pipelines in Pennsylvania

The Green Party of Philadelphia Denounces Corruption of Local Elected Officials - Philadelphia Weekly

Statement From Green Party US Steering Committee on COVID-19 Vaccines and Mandates

Here's a look into our party here in Pittsburgh:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/187442497@N03/albums/72157713488906996

and an article about a serious city council candidate we had in 2021:

https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-green-party-council-candidate-hopes-to-capitalize-on-voters-appetite-for-change/

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u/Thecrawsome Jan 12 '22

You're saying Green Party candidates don't align with this?

I'm bluntly saying they're piggybacking, co-opting policy positions of Sanders, and distracting as much as possible from candidates that have chances of winning.

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u/jayjaywalker3 Jan 12 '22

Green New Deal? Medicare for all? Standing with labor? These have been Green positions for decades. There is nobody posting on this subreddit. I'm really not sure what you're talking about.

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u/Thecrawsome Jan 12 '22

There is nobody posting on this subreddit

because it was made to distract democrats in 2016