Winning Against Evil Isn’t the Reason We Fight It

In response to my post on Obama’s words of addressing evil, Cameron Atwood remarks, “This reminds me of (American journalist and activist) Chris Hedges’ comment, ‘I don’t fight fascists because I think I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.'”

I’m reminded of that too.

On a lighter note, I remember voting when my kids were young. I always took them to the polls with me, to given them first-hand experience with rights and duties that accompany U.S. citizenship. On one election, I guess it was the 1998 midterm, I took Jake (age 5) on my shoulders, so he could see how I voted. When he learned the following day that my candidate had gotten less than 1% of the popular vote, he was furious with me. “Dad!” he screamed at me. “You voted for a LOSER!”

Of course, I laughed, and explained gently that we vote for what we believe in, not what other people think.