A much more apt analogy is we are passengers on the ship of state. We have to people who want to be Captain. Both are careless and beholden only others. One promises to run the ship into an iceberg at full speed and the other promises to run the ship into an iceberg at a slightly slower speed.
Who do I support to be captain?
Neither, I'm getting into the damn lifeboat before either one of them can sink the ship.
By ‘stupid’ you mean you simply refuse to answer.
How about if there were no life boats in your scenario? I’d pick the captain that would take longer to get to the iceberg and then pray and plan on what may happen in that extended time. What would you do if there were no life boats?