2% away from getting into the debates, 97% away from being elected.
Look, the whole point of the lesser of 2 evils is to make sure the LESSER evil happens.
In this case, if you don't help the lesser evil, you are helping the greater one by default. It's a shitty situation for many, but there it is.
An eight point brief on lesser evil voting
Look, the whole point of the lesser of 2 evils is to make sure the LESSER evil happens.
In this case, if you don't help the lesser evil, you are helping the greater one by default. It's a shitty situation for many, but there it is.
An eight point brief on lesser evil voting
Quote:The broader lesson to be drawn is not to shy away from confronting the dominance of the political system under the management of the two major parties. Rather, challenges to it need to be issued with a full awareness of their possible consequences. This includes the recognition that far right victories not only impose terrible suffering on the most vulnerable segments of society but also function as a powerful weapon in the hands of the establishment center, which, now in opposition can posture as the “reasonable” alternative. A Trump presidency, should it materialize, will undermine the burgeoning movement centered around the Sanders campaign, particularly if it is perceived as having minimized the dangers posed by the far right.You want to change the 2 party system. I agree. Allowing Trump to become prez by not voting for Hillary isn't going to help you accomplish that.
A more general conclusion to be derived from this recognition is that this sort of cost/benefit strategic accounting is fundamental to any politics which is serious about radical change. Those on the left who ignore it, or dismiss it as irrelevant are engaging in political fantasy and are an obstacle to, rather than ally of, the movement which now seems to be materializing.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead