REASONS TO VOTE FOR JILL STEIN AND NOT HILLARY

DONALD TRUMP’S CHANCES OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER ARE ONLY 22%, ACCORDING TO BETFAIR ODDS. THAT’S GOOD REASON TO DROP THE ‘BETTER OF TWO EVILS’ TACTIC.

Betfair is the most prominent betting index for sports, elections and the like. According to Betfair, Clinton is virtually assured of becoming the next U.S. president. If that’s the case, then why not vote for someone whose positions you really support and a person who you can respect (unlike Hillary)? I’m referring to Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate.

There’s an additional reason not to vote for Hillary. Even though most people in the U.S. don’t recognize it, the most important political issue is that of foreign intervention. From a moral viewpoint, U.S. military intervention and support for military intervention (in the case of Saudi Arabia’s bombing spree) is much more important than domestic issues having to do with health and education. Just think of the millions of refugees in countries like Syria and Libya, the victim of the U.S. policy (shaped in part by Secretary of State Clinton) of supporting the overthrow of Gaddafi and Assad, thus opening the door for ISIS. And think of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (supported by Senator Clinton), three times longer than our involvement in World War II. Hillary Clinton has lent her support to all these erroneous actions, along with the use of drones.

And if you are still more concerned with what happens in the U.S. than in the rest of the world, just think of the drain of permanent war on the U.S. budget, think of the lives of U.S. soldiers who have been killed, and the fact that the contradictions come home to roost: the recent murders of policemen in Dallas and Baton Rouge were committed by war veterans. Pentagon strategists say that the fight will go on for 50 or 60 years, that is “The World is a Battlefield.” With Hillary in the White House will the scenario be altered at all? All these are powerful reasons to vote for Jill Stein.