• @chaogomu
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        212 months ago

        Because literal nation state level negotiations are the same as socializing at a fundraiser/awards ceremony for Russian propaganda.

        • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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          -92 months ago

          The point is that literally sitting near someone is not evidence of anything.

          Stein comes out better in this comparison because we can be certain Biden and Putin would have been able to hear each other speak.

          • @chaogomu
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            122 months ago

            You’ve got it completely wrong.

            Biden and Putin were in an adversarial setting. They were not there as friends.

            Stein, on the other hand, was there as friends of RT, the Russian state propaganda system, and was considered such a good friend of the propaganda machine that they sat her with Putin.

            You see how that’s worse, right?

            • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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              -62 months ago

              Oh, she obviously a useful idiot who has no concept of political optics.

              That doesn’t make her a Russian asset.

              • @chaogomu
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                82 months ago

                No, her pro-Russian stances make her a Russian Asset. The diner’s and such are just where she bends the knee.

                • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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                  22 months ago

                  You can be anti war and anti American hegemony without being pro Russian.

                  • @chaogomu
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                    12 months ago

                    But Stein is explicitly pro-Russia. She has repeated Russian talking points about Ukraine, and only seems to want to handicap Kamala Harris, knowing damn well that she’s aiding Trump.

      • @Rhoeri
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        122 months ago

        Presidents meet with people because it’s their job. Shills meet with people to make deals.

        • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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          -62 months ago

          Did Stein meet with Putin for more than 10s? Sitting 10 feet away doesn’t count.

          • @Rhoeri
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            52 months ago

            Were you there? Can you provide the official results from your stopwatch? And for the record- most dinners last more than 10 seconds.

            • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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              Is this the only evidence that Stein is a Russian asset? Even the Qanon guys have stronger conspiracy theories than this.

              • @Rhoeri
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                32 months ago

                All you need to know about Shill.

                • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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                  -52 months ago

                  A politician goes to public events and places and has some personal investments in index trackers?

                  Conspiracy theorists love inventing evidence.

                  • @Rhoeri
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                    You didn’t even read the article I posted. Come back after you do.

                    Apologists love defending shills.