If you’re an unhappy voter and want other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they least dislike, think about the Golden Rule.
In this case, following the Golden Rule means that if you’re an unhappy voter and would like other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they least dislike, you should be willing to do the same thing yourself.
What if I want unhappy voters to vote their conscience instead?
All of those were actions Gore would almost certainly not have taken.
That may be argued, but then what would Gore have done that we would hate today instead? Also, the invasion of Iraq was not a forgone conclusion in '00. It may have been a vague goal of Bush’s, but was unlikely to have happened without the strong wave of Islamophobia and sentiment of vengeance brought on by Sept 11.
What if I want unhappy voters to vote their conscience instead?
That may be argued, but then what would Gore have done that we would hate today instead? Also, the invasion of Iraq was not a forgone conclusion in '00. It may have been a vague goal of Bush’s, but was unlikely to have happened without the strong wave of Islamophobia and sentiment of vengeance brought on by Sept 11.