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The Lesser of Two Evils

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He may be an outstanding businessman. It is held against him that he went bankrupt several times. But that may be a clever business tactic. (A Yiddish joke talks of two Jews drawing up a partnership agreement -- one them demands a clause: "in case of bankruptcy, the profit will be divided equally.")

But running a business is very different from running a country. And not just any country. Businesses don't make wars. Businesses don't have nuclear weapons.

Trump could turn out to be a good president, a pragmatic innovator. But the risk is just too enormous. A vote for Trump may result in a world-wide catastrophe, which would engulf us too.

So, if you are an American citizen, please do the decent thing and vote for the Lesser Evil.

LAST MINUTE ADDITION: even if all these reasons did not exist, for me there is one reason that trumps all Trumps:

A sound.

A sound I carry in my ears since my early childhood in Germany. The sound of hysterical crowds screaming after every sentence of the Leader.

NOT AGAIN!

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Uri Avnery is a longtime Israeli peace activist. Since 1948 has advocated the setting up of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. In 1974, Uri Avnery was the first Israeli to establish contact with PLO leadership. In 1982 he was the first Israeli ever to meet Yassir Arafat, after crossing the lines in besieged Beirut. He served three terms in the (more...)
 

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