Thread by @McAdooGordon

Sometimes picking the fight is the point.

https://twitter.com/dailycaller/status/1374158909301198848

Noem’s “defense” is that her state would be alone on an island fighting the left (NCAA & ACLU, etc.) in court & would be penalized by NCAA on this issue if she signs a bill that applies to colleges. She wants to do a “coalition” 1st to fight them as part of a team instead.

When the issue is one of balancing equally valuable or comparable interests or competing material costs & benefits, this is wise. When the issue is one of principle, this is cowardice.

If you’re not willing to sacrifice for your “principle,” it isn’t one.

“Well, I would stand up for that little kid against those bullies who are wailing on him, but you know, that’s gonna cost me, so ima wait till some bigger kids that I know show up first.”

If you know you’re going to get punched in the mouth by the bullies before the bigger kids get there to help you, it may be tempting to wait, but it’s still cowardice if you do.

Just you getting involved may also affect the situation for the better in the short run.

But even if it doesn’t, you’re just gonna stand there & watch?

This kind of person is a coward. They will only act in groups or if success is guaranteed; not if they may have to sacrifice.

Sometimes being the 1st one in the fight brings others to your side & turns the tide.

Or sometimes it makes a (losing) point that becomes a winning argument later, like a point you preserve for appeal, or a dissent in an appellate opinion that later becomes the majority view.

Finally sometimes you fight even when you know you’ll get punched in the mouth, even when you know you’ll lose; because bowing down to bullies & acceding to things you know are wrong robs you of your dignity, integrity & self-respect. “Losing” the fight is better than that.