My op-ed on Tempo this morning addresses the growing political trend that resurrects the principle of 'the lesser evil' ahead of the 2024 election. The argument of this writing is based on the concept of 'negative partisanship,' which stems from political frustration over the narrow choices available in elections. I further suggest that it is no longer useful to trap oneself in the idea of 'the lesser evil' for two urgent reasons: the absence of a definite measure of who is more evil than whom, and the possibility of contestants coming together in a political trade-off and power sharing in post election.
https://koran.tempo.co/read/opini/486807/gagasan-the-lesser-evil-dalam-pemilu
