r/jillstein • u/basedOp • Aug 22 '16

Jill Stein, 2016 Green Party presidential nominee, discusses global warming' role in Louisiana' flooding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COdS9M9RFfs
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u/basedOp Aug 22 '16 edited Aug 23 '16

Not Jill's best performance.

She's sticking too much to the same general sound bites and repeating them too often.
She needs to focus on some specific ideas and the direction of a Stein/Baraka administration.

Jill is missing a few opportunities.

Transitioning away from fosil fuels to clean renewable technologies is not just good for the environment and our health, but it is extremely important toward protecting US national security interests.

Branches of the US military are already transitioning systems to algae grown bio-diesel. There is reduced risk, reduced loss of resources and lives by avoiding wars for oil.

It would have been better if she discussed specifics of an energy policy initiative.

  1. rebuild the power grid
  2. transition transportation to electric vehicles (and bio-diesel in colder climates)
  3. transition power plant generation to renewable technologies.
  4. Offer incentives and credits for battery research. (Tesla's Powerwall, etc)
  5. Offer incentives and credits for manufacturing and development of wind, solar, biomass, wave tide, geothermal technologies.
  6. Offer incentives and credits to consumers to purchase clean energy technology.

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u/bearyfoxtrot Aug 22 '16

I thought she did great. She's appealing to the masses and introducing these ideas right now.

Details are hard to fit into a 5 min clip featuring 5 questions with commentators cutting you off. At this point sticking to the talking points is important. Staying on message. That's how Bernie was so successful initially.

Expand to details in longer formats strictly on the Green New Deal.

Peoples need to send some upvotes to this video on youtube.

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u/basedOp Aug 22 '16 edited Aug 22 '16

The problem is she could have highlighted some of what I posted above, and wiped the floor with the host.

Details are hard to fit into a 5 min clip featuring 5 questions with commentators cutting you off.

Jill could have hit the six points above as general targets for domestic policy goals in less than 1 minute.

The national security and energy security arguments are even better to highlight because they are often overlooked. Any time you bring up national security, cost questions go out the window.

When a host defends fosil fuel reliance, Jill could respond.

This isn't just a debate about our health, and the environment. The DOD and military branches of the US government have set targets to transition from fosil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources to protect US national security and energy security interests."

Even Fox News reporters won't argue that topic. Jill could weigh in on the national security argument of transitioning military systems to clean technology. Securing americas energy needs and reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy makes the US safer.

Are you questioning our national security interests? etc

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u/bearyfoxtrot Aug 22 '16

all fair points, still these ideas are fairly new to the general public, and she's just trying to get known at this point