
Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin
Stalin was responsible for 20 million deaths. Hitler was responsible for only paltry 11 million. So I guess you cast your vote for Hitler eh? You gotta go for the lesser of evils, right? Does that sound appealing?
This choice might make you ask "why are these the only choices?"
Well, there are other choices, but here's the reality, Hilter is polling at 47% in the Iowa straw poll, and Stalin is the clear front runner for the GOP nomination. There are a couple third party candidates and other people going for the Republican nomination who haven't murdered anybody, but let's face it, they really don't have a chance of winning.
THAT'S why these are really the only two choices; they're the only ones with a chance of winning. Right?
Is this why you have no choice? Because you feel responsible for the outcome? I remember arguing with my Grandma when I was a kid because she had voted for Ross Perot. I knew how the vote had been split and cost George Bush the election to Clinton. You always have to look at the final outcome of the election and vote accordingly. We didn't love George Bush, especially after he raised taxes, but better him than Clinton, right?
But are you responsible for how other people vote? What are you responsible for? What can you control? So there's no confusion, I'll tell you: No, you aren't accountable for other people's decisions, you are responsible for only your actions, and you can only control what you choose to do. If your choice is between Satan and Jesus and every single person is going to vote for Satan, does it matter if you vote for Jesus? If everyone else is sinning, does it matter if you repent?
The answer to that, is yes. It's important because it matters to you.
What justification do you ever have for choosing evil? Can God make an allowance for that? Is it sometimes the only way to vote for evil? Do we live in a universe where it you have to choose evil? Is it necessary to choose evil to be righteous? [Again, the answer is no, there are no contradictions in the universe.]
"Well, Kenneth, you're being a bit dramatic now, we're talking politics, not morality." Why do you then refer to the choices as "lesser of evils?" Ok, let me explain why morality has everything to do with politics. Is it moral to force someone else to do what you want? Even if it's for a good cause, even if it's for their own good? Where do you get the authority to suspend their free agency? Does God ever take away free agency?
If you answered yes to any of those, then you are in direct opposition to the gospel of Jesus Christ. And if you don't believe in the gospel, it is not important because the gospel [coincidentally...] corresponds to the facts of reality. So, judging by only empirical facts which we can prove exist, you are also in opposition to the demands of man's survival and life.
Our current government claims the right to initiate force against its citizens. So who you vote for matters very much. Will you vote for a tyrant who will continue to deny you your agency, or for someone who will respect and uphold your rights? I wouldn't care at all what you chose except for the problem that the decisions of the rest of you continue to affect my freedoms by you upholding and supporting evil, yes, evil men and policies.
If you think I'm wrong, then it is up to you to use facts and logic to show me why. Please comment.

2 comments:
I will just add that all truth has a context. For example, it is moral to force someone out of the way of a speeding car, the higher value of their life overrides concern for any physical force in the context. As does keeping children physically safe. None of this lessens the validity of the principle that force destroys freedom and prosperity, merely adds context for any who may get confused on that point.
Good essay! Thought provoking!
Right right.
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