lesser of two evils

Lesser of Two Evils: Chomsky vs. Greenwald . . . and the Ignored Factor

Noam Chomsky believes that it is so imperative that Trump be defeated that he will vote for Biden, while Glenn Greenwald challenges the political strategy of the lesser-of-two-evils dictum. It is difficult to imagine anyone more intellectually commanding than Chomsky, but Greenwald is no inferior. Chomsky and Greenwald are unbroken, rational warriors who apply contrasting […]

The Democrats Will Never Voluntarily Stop Force-Feeding Us Lesser Of Two Evils Elections

If U.S. politics were as binary as the average Joe thinks it is-- and everyone was either a Democrat or a Republican-- then any Democrat not voting for Status Quo Joe would be a traitor, just the way so many average Joes on Twitter seem to think #NeverTrump/#NeverBiden Americans are. Don't hate them for their simpleminds. Even the Simple Minds had a hit song.

Big Test Of The Anti-Red Wave Theory Comes In 2 Weeks-- In A California Special Election

Did you know there's a big special election on May 12, two weeks from yesterday? Remember when Katie Hill resigned after a sex scandal. This is the special election to replace her until the November election decides who represents CA-25 (the Santa Clarita Valley, most of the Antelope Valley and most of Simi Valley) for the next two years. The winner of the special win face the loser of the special again in November.This is the perfect opportunity for the GOP to steal back a blue seat-- no incumbent and a dreadful Democratic candidate in what is expected to be a super-low turnout election.

The Onus Is On The Biden Campaign To Persuade Progressives He Deserves Their Votes-- So Far He Hasn't Done Much Persuading

End Of The Line by Nancy OhanianIf you would vote for a pile of dog-shit in the street to get Trump out of the White House, Biden is your man and there's no real need to keep reading. Besides, if you read this blog much, you already know that there's nothing on earth that will get me to vote for Trump or Biden. I can barely think of two less fit individuals to be president.

Many Democrats Are Freaking Out When Anyone Calls Status Quo Joe The Lesser Of Two Evils

And he wasn't ever really a liberal on civil rights and civil liberties eitherI really liked the two Jeff Sharlet books I read, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy and his Netflix series, The Family (based on the two books).