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The lesser of two evils... (Original Post)
rateyes
May 2016
OP
One teaspoon of arsenic in your coffee is "not as bad" as two teaspoons of arsenic in your coffee.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#3
which is why i never make that particularly dumb and hyperbolic argument
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#4
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)1. Coming out of 8 years of a Democratic Presidency
we should do better.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)2. But is it really a choice between two evils? eom
TDale313
(7,820 posts)5. Yes. Too tied to corporate interests and too hawkish.
Better on social issues than the Repugs for sure- but that's the "lesser" part of the "lesser of two evils" She is less bad many things, but each person has to decide if that outweighs the negative.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)7. I just made my argument in a new post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511876907
If you feel like responding to my points there I would appreciate the dialogue, but I think using the phrase "lesser of two evils" is somewhat overdone and overused.
If you feel like responding to my points there I would appreciate the dialogue, but I think using the phrase "lesser of two evils" is somewhat overdone and overused.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)3. One teaspoon of arsenic in your coffee is "not as bad" as two teaspoons of arsenic in your coffee.
Thanks, but this time I'm sticking with unsweetened tea.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)4. which is why i never make that particularly dumb and hyperbolic argument
HRC is not evil. this is an absolute statement not a relative statement.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,343 posts)6. No, we can't do better. Here are your choices:
Evil.
Not quite as evil.
Choose.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)8. That's for sure. rec.