The problem with the ‘lesser evil’ argument brilliantly explained by Steven Salaita:
“The most explicit discourse of US exceptionalism in existence today, “lesser evilism” assumes that certain communities are disposable. It apportions people into rigid hierarchies. It judges who is worthy of safety and security. It asks us to voluntarily defer liberation. Lesser evilism may sound appealing as a practical metric, but it comes with severe human costs. […] Lesser evilism is possible only because we’re so accustomed to seeing certain people as lesser human beings.“
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