American Thinker: The Battlefield Paradox: Scozzafava or Hoffman?
October 29, 2009
The Battlefield Paradox: Scozzafava or Hoffman?
By Eric Richter
A soldier trapped in a foxhole during a fierce battle faces a profound paradox.
His survival instinct screams at him to hide in the bottom of his hole, not to rise up and shoot or attack. Yet if he obeys this survival instinct instead of his orders and training, and if the rest of the soldiers in his unit do likewise, then the whole unit will be annihilated as the enemy destroys each undefended position one by one.
But if he and his comrades overcome their individual survival instincts and attack together, then there is a good chance most of them will survive by defeating the enemy before the enemy can destroy them.
Political victory and survival also require overcoming the illusory instinct of individual self-preservation. A slate of candidates who fail to stick their individual ideological necks out on behalf of the movement will fail to provide cover for each other, and will cause defeat across the board.
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Hoffman, the right choice on this one.
Scozzafava is a Democratic plant to take votes away from conservatives.
Does everyone know that Scozzafava also supports……..of all organizations……..ACORN?
With each and every addition to the administration, the communist manifesto strengthens and Putin smiles while riding his horse nude.