Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt
by eigart on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @09:47AM
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In this specific case the greater evil was clearly “the same or worse”, but with the opportunity for an irreparable, fatal outcome for Gaza.
I think lesser evils are present in every election. By your logic, total surrender is the only outcome.
I appreciate you engaging, but agree to disagree I guess.
Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt
by mandmandam on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:22AM
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> lesser evils are present in every election.
No, there are usually viable, non-genocidal third options - as there was in this election.
> By your logic, total surrender is the only outcome.
That's the very logical flaw which has you thinking that stumping for a genocide accomplice was 'the only option'. You're so close.
If true, that would be just one of many reasons why they don't deserve our support.
The Democrats have repeatedly proven to be unable and unwilling to give anything more than token support to the existential crises of our time; be it forever wars, genocide, ethnic cleansing, free speech, surveillance, torture, climate change, housing, healthcare, justice reform, election reform, etc etc.
By your logic above, all that would be justified.
Don't you get tired of being shepherded? Isn't the last 200 years of lesser evil voting [0] wearing kinda thin?
0 - https://pleasuretoburn.substack.fcom/p/lesser-evils-are-the-... - "Beginning in 1824, people made the “lesser evil” arguments in every single presidential election year I reviewed"