If you're basing that decision on the assumption that he'd just be killed, then yes, that is in a surrendering. You're giving into the assumption that to take the field at all is only going to end in defeat.
Acknowledging the hard truths and preparing for them is how you make sure you don't get fucked in the end. It's not being 'black pilled' being black pilled or demoralised. We're more like the space marines of 40k who simply understand the times we live in and that we're surrounded on all sides by people who want our destruction. If you haven't accepted that then you've already lost and they'll dance around you like nothing.
In the words of Chesty Puller at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir:
Staff Officer: "Sir, the Chinese have us surrounded."
Chesty: "Good, now we can attack in any direction we want."
He did exactly that, and successfully extricated entire Marine units safely out of North Korea, by attacking through his retreat. Even in defeat, demoralization is not acceptable.
Probably not. They'd probably just undermine him more.
Besides, that's also a very black-pilling and demoralizing attitude to take. Demoralization is enemy action.
So I should delude myself?
Better to take the risk I guess rather than give into surrender without a fight. Just so long as you're betting on the right pony to start with.
I don't view it as surrendering. My actions would be the same whether I thought Trump could win or not.
If you're basing that decision on the assumption that he'd just be killed, then yes, that is in a surrendering. You're giving into the assumption that to take the field at all is only going to end in defeat.
Black-pilling is the delusion.
Some real "im14andthisisdeep" shit right here...
Your intention to fail is not useful to anyone. You're free to leave.
Acknowledging the hard truths and preparing for them is how you make sure you don't get fucked in the end. It's not being 'black pilled' being black pilled or demoralised. We're more like the space marines of 40k who simply understand the times we live in and that we're surrounded on all sides by people who want our destruction. If you haven't accepted that then you've already lost and they'll dance around you like nothing.
I agree, but that's a whole different thing.
In the words of Chesty Puller at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir:
Staff Officer: "Sir, the Chinese have us surrounded."
Chesty: "Good, now we can attack in any direction we want."
He did exactly that, and successfully extricated entire Marine units safely out of North Korea, by attacking through his retreat. Even in defeat, demoralization is not acceptable.