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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]still_one
(91,807 posts)Similar results in Wisconsin, and the other critical swing states, and yes they would have made a difference, but Stein's major campaign was to tell her supporters under "no circumstances should they vote for Hillary, even in a swing state". She further spread the bullshit that Hillary was worse than trump. THAT WAS A LIE.
Those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for Hillary by either voting third party or NOT voting DID MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, and Noam Chomsky made that very clear that those "Progressives who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton made a bad mistake
"Legendary linguist and activist Noam Chomsky thinks that progressives and left-wingers who didnt want to vote for Hillary Clinton this year have badly miscalculated and will now pay a very dear price.
The Huffington Post notes that in an interview with Al Jazeeras Mehdi Hasan, Chomsky reiterated his position that people on the left should have supported Clintons White House bid, if only as a means to stop Donald Trump from getting elected.
I think they [made] a bad mistake, said Chomsky, who reiterated that its important to keep a greater evil from obtaining power, even if youre not thrilled with the alternative. I didnt like Clinton at all, but her positions are much better than Trumps on every issue I can think of.
Chomsky also attacked the arguments made by philosopher Slavoj Zizek, who argued that Trumps election would at least shake up the system and provide a real rallying point for the left.
[Zizek makes a] terrible point, Chomsky told Hasan. It was the same point that people like him said about Hitler in the early 30s
hell shake up the system in bad ways.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/noam-chomsky-progressives-who-refused-to-vote-for-hillary-clinton-made-a-bad-mistake/
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