An awkward choice
August 16, 2020•30 words
Probably, a good way for people who don't want Trump to steal the election in November to do so is to vote in person. Which, of course, will kill people.
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Why Trump will win
August 15, 2020•495 words
I think that Trump will win in November. He won't win democratically: he will win by openly subverting democracy. He is already doing this by refusing funds to the USPS with the explicit aim of preventing people voting by post1. Together with his successful campaign to downplay the dangers of CV19 to his supporters, this means that, while most Trump supporters will vote in person, Biden's supporters will be far less likely to do that, and thus fewer of their votes will count. This strategy wi...
Read postThe war against fascism
August 17, 2020•140 words
If I am right and the only effective way to defeat Trump will be to vote in person as he will have destroyed the USPS, then defeating Trump means that many people will die.
This is a terrible cost to pay to win an election, and it is a terrible choice for people to make, especially as the risk you take by voting in person is mostly a risk to other people. To defeat the person who cares only about himself people have to behave, for a moment, like people who care only about themselves.
But it's...
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