Trumpism, not Trump, has always been the real problem. A political strategy of just beating Trump in any way and at any cost is insufficient to the broader dynamics of the political moment.
Is the Lesser of Two Evils Principle About Actual Evils?
Shall we discuss the lesser of two evils principle yet again? Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more!
My Thoughts on the Lesser of Two Evils Argument
“Of Two Evils Choose Neither” was a worthy sentiment in 2016, but is less helpful towards being part of the solution in 2020.
Voting for Socialists: Let’s Get Down to Brass Tacks
In the ongoing debate about whether “NeverTrump” conservatives should be willing to vote for Democrats such as Bernie Sanders to defeat Trump and Trumpism, perhaps it’s time to move past the rhetorical mudslinging and lay down a few cold, hard realities.
Lesser Evils, False Dilemmas, and Cognitive Dissonance
Intellectual consistency is not an embrace of a false dichotomy. But to reject the lesser-of-two-evils approach in 2016 only to embrace it in 2020 is clear cognitive dissonance.
Fake News and False Dilemmas
Some principled conservatives are tying themselves in intellectual knots as they continue to embrace false dichotomies and shrink from the hard choices necessary to remove Donald Trump.
Reject Socialism, Vote Democrat (On Super Tuesday)
For one day and one day only, I’m going to be a Democrat. I’m casting a vote for Joe Biden on Super Tuesday.
Donald Trump Has Become the Left’s Heffalump
The hysterical responses to declarations of #NeverBernie demonstrate that the Left is seeing Heffalumps. Trump is bad, but not so bad that Bernie should be a viable option.
Putting Principles Second is Not Playing the Long Game
If we set aside our principles and, to remove Trump, vote for a candidate who stands against them in almost every sense, we would be surrendering the high-ground and engaging in the same “lesser-of-two-evils” political maneuvering we eschewed in 2016. That’s playing the short game.
Super Tuesday – Democrats Don’t Know Who to Unite Behind
In a contest that is growing hauntingly similar to 2016, mainstream Democrats are having trouble deciding which non-Bernie candidate to coalesce behind to keep Bernie from running away with enough Super Tuesday delegates to make him insurmountable.