2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Warren is Trying to Unite the Democratic Party, But All She's Doing is Betraying Progressives [View all]Beartracks
(12,835 posts)Perhaps their reasoning is something like this...
Which is the greater enemy: The one who says, "I am your enemy!" and is 100% opposite of you, or the one who says, "I am your friend!" and is 25% opposite of you?
The enemy is someone you and your people will fight, putting a stop to their agenda that is 100% opposed to you.
The friend is someone you and your people will trust, allowing them to enact an agenda 25% opposed to you.
Which is worse: a) NONE of a 100% bad agenda, or b) ALL of a 25% bad agenda?
Option b) means you actually move farther in the wrong direction with the friend rather than the enemy -- and that, it can be argued, makes that friend more dangerous.
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Or, to use the classic wolf-in-sheep's-clothing example... The big bad obvious wolf gets stopped outside the sheep's corral, while a lesser wolf slips in under the guise of a sheep. Which wolf is the greater enemy: the really bad one that got stopped, or the not-so-bad one that got in?
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