Q&A: The Trojan Horse Problem in the Book Truth and Unstable
The Trojan Horse Problem in the Book Truth and Unstable
Question
Hello Rabbi,
On page 351, note 111, you wrote that the simple solution to the Trojan horse problem is to require every registered member of a given party to vote for it on election day. In my view, it is hard to establish such a thing, and if on the eve of the elections the party changes its intentions or backs out, would that registered member still be obligated to vote for it? It seems to me that this could create more problems than the Trojan horse itself.
Answer
And what if the party backs out after the elections? Someone who supports a party and registers with it takes the risk that it may back out. That is part of the party's credibility, and if he was convinced and turned out to be mistaken — then he got burned. Next time he'll learn. In any case, this is of course only an initial proposal, and I have not examined it in depth.