Why the Green Party is shit

[sojourner]

I was rushing my replies, so wasn't as coherent as I could have been. It was one of those where you know in your head what you're on about and expect everyone else to keep up

 

[JTG]

One month on and round here the only people still displaying posters are the Green types. Smug tits.

 

[J Ed]

One month on and round here the only people still displaying posters are the Green types. Smug tits.

Around Sheffield Central, Sheffield Hallam and Hillsborough the only posters left up are Green Party ones. All student houses with the exception of a vegan greengrocer lol

 

[JTG]

Around Sheffield Central, Sheffield Hallam and Hillsborough the only posters left up are Green Party ones. All student houses with the exception of a vegan greengrocer lol

I even saw someone with one in their car the other day. An actual A4 'Vote Green' poster.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

keeping them on display for the next election is more environmentally friendly than recycling them then printing new ones

 

[sihhi]

Extending what counts as terrorism.. bodes well for a movement rescuing the planet's resources from neoliberal plunder:

Sian Berry, who is hoping to be selected as the Green party’s candidate for Mayor, has urged Camden council to use anti-terror laws to deter drivers from parking in the vicinity of St Pancras International station.

 

[frogwoman]

Extending what counts as terrorism.. bodes well for a movement rescuing the planet's resources from neoliberal plunder:

Sian Berry, who is hoping to be selected as the Green party’s candidate for Mayor, has urged Camden council to use anti-terror laws to deter drivers from parking in the vicinity of St Pancras International station.

 

[DotCommunist]

no wonder all the three quidders jumped ship pronto with fucking tools like that claiming to be credible.

 

[Wilson]

muesli tories

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

muesli tories

Do tories oppose Trident and austerity? What marvellous news! Do you have a link?

 

[SpineyNorman]

Tories on bikes.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Nazi conservationists.

 

[chilango]

Fascifists

 

[butchersapron]

Do tories oppose Trident and austerity? What marvellous news! Do you have a link?

What do the greens do as regards austerity given any power? Impose it, isn't it?

 

[Wilson]

Do tories oppose Trident and austerity? What marvellous news! Do you have a link?

Do the greens oppose trident? I would expect that they'd be the party most likely to use the weapons, for the advancement of their malthusian and eugenicist goals, save the planet by nuking Bangladesh.

 

[Wilson]

And of course they don't support the election of any tories whatsoever, especially not ones with a heritage of cuntitude and whom probably skullfuck dead pigs for kicks.
zac goldsmith named as tory candidate for london mayor

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

And of course they don't support the election of any tories whatsoever, especially not ones with a heritage of cuntitude and whom probably skullfuck dead pigs for kicks.
zac goldsmith named as tory candidate for london mayor

Got a link to any endorsement of the bloke, or is this just more politically illiterate shite and conjecture?

Critique of GPEW is fine, and it's not hard to muster up but some of the stuff on this thread is risible and well below the standards I used to expect of Urban.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Taffboy is an interesting case study if you want to look at the crossover between the green party and the US inspired conspiracist right.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Got a link to any endorsement of the bloke, or is this just more politically illiterate shite and conjecture?

Critique of GPEW is fine, and it's not hard to muster up but some of the stuff on this thread is risible and well below the standards I used to expect of Urban.

Greens would back Tory Zac Goldsmith to be mayor over Labour, says

 

[killer b]

that's more of a prediction than an official endorsement tbf.

 

[andysays]

Greens would back Tory Zac Goldsmith to be mayor over Labour, says

Closer examination of that link reveals two things which are worth pointing out

1. the story dates from May this year
2. the relevant quote says

   Green peer Baroness Jenny Jones, who stood as the party’s mayoral candidate last time, said it was likely that many Greens would back the Tory MP over any Labour rival

   , so not an explicit and official endorsement of Goldsmith, more the opinion of one prominent party member.

It will be interesting to see if the Greens do have anything to say now that Goldsmith is the official Tory candidate. Despite what Jones said previously, I would be surprised if he gets the GP or their candidate's official backing for second choice.

 

[killer b]

there's no chance they'll endorse Goldsmith. It'd be suicide.

 

[andysays]

there's no chance they'll endorse Goldsmith. It'd be suicide.

Especially since the Corbyn victory and the likely loss of much GP support to Labour

 

[SpineyNorman]

It is significant though. It was posted as a response to a series of posts by taffboy in which he was denying that greens are tories on bikes. which they are.

when did everyone turn into green apologist liberals?

 

[butchersapron]

It is significant though. It was posted as a response to a series of posts by taffboy in which he was denying that greens are tories on bikes. which they are.

when did everyone turn into green apologist liberals?

You turn your back for a couple of days..

 

[killer b]

Who's a green apologist liberal? You were just wrong is all.

 

[SpineyNorman]

that's what a green apologist liberal would say

 

[killer b]

Come on, I'm all for attacking taffboy, but there really isn't any need to make stuff up to do it.

 

[andysays]

It is significant though. It was posted as a response to a series of posts by taffboy in which he was denying that greens are tories on bikes. which they are.

when did everyone turn into green apologist liberals?

Some individual Greens doubtless are "Tories on bikes" (it's a good line), but not all. There are far better responses you could make than an ES article from May where the story didn't justify the headline even then, and where things have moved on to the extent that even those Greens who still favour Goldsmith are unlikely to be endorsing him for London Mayor.

The Green Party is still shit, but not for the reason you're claiming

 

[SpineyNorman]

You'll be saying they don't want to genocide the working class to save the Bolivian arse wasp next