Gleichschaltung?

[Dill]

(01-28-2017, 02:43 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Except I chose neither, and slept like a baby because even if it was going to be a shitty result either way, I didn't compromise my principles.

Lesser of two evils is just such a way to BS away a decision you probably shouldn't have made. As long as people keep being happy with just choosing the lesser of two evils, how can we ever get a choice that isn't evil?

There are different degrees of "shitty."   Americans found that out from 2000-08. A harsher lesson awaits them now.

In a pluralistic society, I doubt we will ever have a choice a majority thinks "isn't evil."  Everyone has to weigh priorities and give something up.

I stuck by my principles in 2000, but I did not sleep like a baby while Bush was bombing Iraq. We are the world's largest military and economy, and our choices affect others as well. That is why  the election of Trump has sent waves of consternation and insecurity around the world--to the delight of Trumpsters.