Trivial Solutions

I often wonder how the left come up with some of their ideas. For example, they often take a legitimate issue, such as racial discrimination against blacks, and believe they can solve the problem by discriminating against whites.

Their thought processes remind me of phenomenon often encountered in mathematics, known as a trivial solution.

Let y be a function of another variable x, related as y = f(x). y is at least twice differentiable and its second derivative is related to the original function by the following second-order differential equation:

y'' + y = 0.

So what form does y = f(x) follow? Obviously, y = 0 will solve the above equation. But if we should encounter the differential equation in some problem in finance, physics, or engineering, simply setting y = 0 will probably not be of any help. y = 0 is known as a trivial solution.

A more useful solution is y = Acos(x) + Bsin(x). Where A and B are arbitrary constants. Differentiating twice and substituting into the above equation shows that it solves the equation and gives us a useful way of relating the two functions.

Likewise, the left, when confronted with a problem, often resort to trivial solutions. Is it true that human CO2 emissions cause the atmosphere to warm? Yes, say certain "expert" climatologists. We are told there is a broad general "consensus", therefore anyone who dares look at the facts must be deluded or on the payroll of some evil oil company.

When a stripper who has a demonstrated record of mental health and substance abuse problems, and who has made false accusations in the past, accuses three young men of raping and assaulting her, it must be true because the lacrosse players are members of a privileged class and race and because a politically motivated District Attorney "says so". The fact that there were serious questions about her story from day one, and the fact that two of the men had air-tight alibis, are completely irrelevant.

The essence of the political thought of the left: Either stupid and repeatedly settling on trivial solutions, or having some ulterior motive and hoping that others will fall for their proposed trivial solutions.