Ultimately with that dilemma it's a similar failure, but you may be right. A war of ideas cannot be won while your side is censored and misrepresented, and having the power to prevent that may well be a way to battle to a victory of that war.
I agree, and I don't like it. Exactly why you'll never see me in politics. Just because I hate it doesn't mean I don't at least understand that it may be a necessity.
It means that they may actually want what you want, but they can't be outspoken about it, because they need to court a wider vote.
It's like a politician. There's nothing else out there like them.
If you have the fortitude for it, run for office, it's the only way someone who actually has all the same views as yourself will ever get elected.
Every person needs to read 'The Prince' by Machiavelli. It's mostly timeless. While I abhor lying, I am realistic enough to understand that at times you need to pick the lesser of two evils. Would I lie to get elected so I could actually lower immigration rates? Yes.
I genuinely believe, in certain situations, the ends do justify the means. There is no nobility in war, are we are currently in a cultural, societal, and political war.
When the stakes are high, it's better to cheat and win, than to lose your country, your family's future, and your culture.
I agree with your sentiments. I don't like it. But it is our reality. I will use whatever tool at my disposal to fight for what we have/had. You can only be as noble as your enemy.
Would you rather capitulate on your moral compass and win, or never compromise and lose utterly?
You can't fight fair against and adversary that refuses to do so.
Ultimately with that dilemma it's a similar failure, but you may be right. A war of ideas cannot be won while your side is censored and misrepresented, and having the power to prevent that may well be a way to battle to a victory of that war.
I agree, and I don't like it. Exactly why you'll never see me in politics. Just because I hate it doesn't mean I don't at least understand that it may be a necessity.
I don't understand how to pick a representative that goes against what we want to get what we want.
Like a bulldog? A martyr? A dirty lawyer?
It means that they may actually want what you want, but they can't be outspoken about it, because they need to court a wider vote.
It's like a politician. There's nothing else out there like them.
If you have the fortitude for it, run for office, it's the only way someone who actually has all the same views as yourself will ever get elected.
Every person needs to read 'The Prince' by Machiavelli. It's mostly timeless. While I abhor lying, I am realistic enough to understand that at times you need to pick the lesser of two evils. Would I lie to get elected so I could actually lower immigration rates? Yes.
I genuinely believe, in certain situations, the ends do justify the means. There is no nobility in war, are we are currently in a cultural, societal, and political war.
When the stakes are high, it's better to cheat and win, than to lose your country, your family's future, and your culture.
I agree with your sentiments. I don't like it. But it is our reality. I will use whatever tool at my disposal to fight for what we have/had. You can only be as noble as your enemy.