This columnist nails it. Moral purity, moral preening, and taking the high road are fine in theory, but counterproductive in practice. Politics is war by another means. Donald Trump understands this. It's why so many of us voted for him. Here are three scenarios:
- Both progressives and conservatives take the high road.
- Progressives take the high road, but conservatives fight with brass knuckles.
- Conservatives take the high road, but progressives fight with brass knuckles.
I rank them 2 > 1 > 3. Progressives rank them 3 > 1 > 2. Never Trumpers (i.e., moral purists) rank them 1 > 3 > 2.
