TRUMP

A NEW APPROACH 245
A small sample list of things we should probably dislike:
• War – War is a horror. It results in babies having their
limbs torn off. It forces people to watch their children,
siblings, and parents die in front of them. It exacts an
incalculable cost in human suffering. If we are against
anything, it is war. All wars. No more wars!
• Climate Change – As the planet heats, millions of people
will be driven from their homes. They will suffer
drought. They will be killed by natural disasters. Their
cities will disappear beneath the ocean. This seems like
it should be issue #1 or 2.
• Murder – All murder. Murder by police and the state,
as well as murder by civilians. It’s very easy for the
left to combine its opposition to police brutality with
an opposition to crime generally. There is a common
principle: we detest victimization.
• Prisons – Since victimization includes throwing people
in cages, we should also be skeptical of vengeful
rather than useful rehabilitative punishments.
• Rape and Sexual Assault – Women across the world
are routinely brutalized, attacked, and harassed. Every
moment we are discussing something other than this is
a moment we are wasting.
• Racism – Since all human beings are fundamentally
the same, people shouldn’t be subjected to different
treatment or given different life chances on the basis of
their race. The black/white wealth gap is inexcusable.
• Ill Health – When people die of preventable diseases,
because they have no money, this is an outrage. Health
care should be a right.