It isn't "either/or".

[Ken Burch]

We don't have to choose between saying that our fall campaign had flaws OR saying that Russia hacked the elections. BOTH are true.

We don't have to choose between acknowledging that racism plays a major role in this country's politics OR saying that economic issues play a major. BOTH are true, they intersect, and all of us on DU are antiracist whatever our economic views are.

And we don't have to choose between being pro-Bernie OR pro-Hillary and Obama. all of us here are anti-Trump, pro-progressive, and pro-resistance.

It's time to stop trying to force people to choose between things we don't HAVE to choose between.

OK?

[elleng]

1. OK, Ken!

[guillaumeb]

2. It is either/or.

I could have looked at YouTube music videos, or I could have come to DU. I chose DU.

But seriously, an excellent observation.

[FigTree]

3. That's the logical beauty of "or".

It can be either inclusive... or exclusive.

[Iggo]

4. Egg-zacklee. (n/t)

[Phoenix61]

5. Excellent point

If we aren't willing to see everything we will miss out on correcting the things that we can control.

[MarvinGardens]

6. Great post! nt

[loyalsister]

7. It could be all / and

In fact there is no way to identify all of the variables. But, it is in our interest to pay attention to the ones which are easy to identify.

[Ken Burch]

9. Absolutely.

n/t.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Absolutely. Binary thinking is very simple-minded.

The world is full of shades and mixtures.



Republicans are famous for binary thinking, as George Bush said (WaPo)