Against the Tide by Steven Friedman

As the Democrats officially begin their US election campaign, we are often told that Americans who oppose that party's policy on Palestine are being asked to choose the 'lesser of two evils'. But, in all elections including ours, voting is not about deciding who is the lesser  'good' or 'evil'. It is about deciding whether voting for a candidate or party will make the world or the country a better place, whatever we think of their morals.

This is the argument of my weekly Against the Tide column sent to subscribers this morning. To subscribe, visit the Against the Tide website. To discuss a free or reduced subscription, contact info@againsthetide.co.za

Steven Friedman is a public commentator and an academic, currently employed as a Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He has been writing on South African politics for the entire democratic period both as a scholar and public commentator. He has published books on South Africa’s transition to democracy, the role of the trade union movement, and current South African politics. He has also written columns and articles for several South African newspapers. His writing seeks to use academic research to shed light on current politics but to ensure that this is conveyed in a way easily understood by people who have no academic training.