Philosophical arguments for staying or leaving the Trump administration

February 2, 2019 7:47 PM

I’m not certain of the exact timeframe, but shortly after the 2016 election I read an article online reviewing the philosophical arguments for a conscientious person staying in a system they find to be harmful in an attempt to make it better versus leaving the system in protest because staying would make them complicit. While the premise was working in the Trump administration, the bulk of the article was situation-agnostic and discussed different philosopher’s opinions. My attempts to find this article have been in vain. Help me, Mefi!
posted by AaRdVarK to Religion & Philosophy (2 answers total)

Best answer: Was it this one by Ryan Holiday?
posted by notjustthefish at 7:44 AM on February 3, 2019 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: @notjustthefish It was not, but this was great for my purposes as well. Thank you!
posted by AaRdVarK at 7:25 AM on February 6, 2019 [1 favorite]