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To what end do you point this out? Do you think it is irrelevant who wins the election and that the outcome of both candidate's administrations will be the same?
Jill Stein should win the election.
You're right.
That said, that isn't a pragmatic goal. Jill Stein cannot win because of the USA's backwards election systems. Furthermore, it's imperative that Trump and the right do not win considering the effect it will have on social issues, civic rights and climate policy.
That said, Jill Stein would still be complicit with the imperialistic horrors of America, as I don't think her policies include removing every US base on foreign soil, completely disbanding every single US police department and emptying every prison while revoking the 13th Amendment and replacing it with one that actually bars slavery, and returning all stolen land back to the Natives it was taken from, nor do I think she is capable of doing those things with the US in its current state.
By supporting Jill Stein, you are also saying that systemic racism and genocide are not dealbreakers. You are inadvertently cherry picking which genocides you can stomach.