The Ineffectual and Dangerous Practice of Lesser-Evilism voting by Cindy Sheehan
This Prophetic Vision was First Published in Sept 2020
Sunday, September 27, 2020
The Ineffectual and Dangerous Concept of Lesser-Evilism by Cindy Sheehan
The recent Dump Trump, then Battle Biden piece written by Noam Chomsky, et al and signed by a few dozen liberal activists and authors, who recycle this twaddle every four years, makes many logical, factual, and rhetorical errors.
Arguably, the main error is that no matter how terrible is a Democrat candidate for POTUS; no matter how many wars he supported; no matter how many women/girls he publicly molested; no matter how many cops went un-prosecuted; no matter how many immigrant families were separated at the border; no matter how many billions of dollars were transferred from the poor to the already wealthy; no matter how much corruption and pork barrel politics have been tied to him; and no matter how far he has gone in a state of mental decline; etc: THAT HE OWNS OUR VOTES.
According to the letter, the signers are not in love with Democrat candidate Joe Biden, but it seems their only “beef” with him is that he is “beholden to the elites.” He IS one of those political elite and has been a profound part of the decadence and violence of the U.S. political establishment for decades and an architect of many of the paths that led the U.S. straight to a Trump regime.
Another rhetorical and factual error in the very title of this piece is that after Trump is dumped that these same people will “Battle Biden,” their very support of him waters that threat down.s PLUS it’s been historically shown that these same liberal forces will NOT “Battle” a Democrat. They may make peeps and squeaks during a Democrat regime, but deep into the 3rd year of the election cycle, they will revert to the same rubbish demonstrated in this letter.
The most troubling aspect of this is that many of these signers lead progressive movements and have considerable influence over people who are disgusted with the current climate and establishment politics and may be leaning towards voting for alternate candidates to the Twin Parties of War and Wall Street. However, feeling politically fearful, they then may in turn be influenced to support the Empire by garbage like this. I have worked with many of the signers and they have done some very good things, but, in my opinion, their support of an anti-democratic candidate like Biden in a nation where elections are routinely compromised, makes their other work lose credibility. Many claim to be “anti-Capitalist, pro-feminist, and antiwar," but their advocacy for a Capitalist, deviant, war criminal undermines their stated values.
I believe that no political party or candidate is entitled to our votes, or support, but if the signers of the DTBB letter want to vote for a major War Criminal and elitist, that’s their own business. However, making a public political statement leaves them open for exposure and criticism.
Didn't the Obama regime prove that no matter who resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, the bloody U.S. empire continues, because the problem is systemic, not cosmetic? Voting for Joe Biden will be just like slapping a fresh coat of white paint on a dilapidated building and thinking everything is somehow fine now.
Should Trump be "dumped?"
Of course, but in a country with actual political opposition, more viable options, and real, not false, democracy, Trump never would have happened in the first place.
It is also time that intellectuals and activists stop pretending that every bad thing about this country started with Trump. The signers of the Dump Trump then Battle Biden could use their considerable influence to lead their followers to true change and a better society, instead they choose to vote-bully out of fear and feckless assertions.
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In 1996 Ralph Nadar and Winona LaDuke sought the Presidency on the Green Party ticket. No one expected them to win but a significant goal of the campaign was to reach 5% of the vote so federal campaign funds could be achieved for future efforts. We got close, about 4%, I believe. Chomsky was one of the many “progressives” who abandoned the effort to continue to seek federal funding for a third party when the ne’er-do-wells of the land sent the obvious moron Dubya Bush into the race. The professor was joined by many others who had previously supported the effort—Howard Zinn, Medea Benjamin, et al. Their trembles pretty much ended any future efforts to seek fairness in election funding and it made sure that every squatter in the Oval Office will be worse than the previous squat. This media-fueled fear is, I believe, why a more perfect Union, Justice, domestic Tranquility, common defence, general Welfare, and the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do not exist.
The last Democratic Presidential nominee I voted for in a general election was in 2004. Since then, I've voted either third party or done write-ins. This year, I will probably write in my dog Ever for President. I feel my vote is more about my conscience than about jumping on a bandwagon. And of course, our elections are rigged, anyway.