“It is better to subdue a country whole and intact than t...

“It is better to subdue a country whole and intact than to destroy it completely. It is better to win when your enemy surrenders without giving you a fight.”–Sun Tsu THE ART OF WAR

 

 

I said “we’re winning” a couple of days ago, in relation to racism.  And a reader asked if this was not a dangerous way to look at it.  “Winning” to this reader implied war. Am I going to war against my fellow citizens?

 

The reply is that “winning” can be applied to a game, or a debate.   What I didn’t say wer...