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> As a conservative, I'd claim the window has shifted in the other direction i'd argue you're both right and the window has widened in both directions.
by leetcrew 9y ago
> As a conservative, I'd claim the window has shifted in the other direction
i'd argue you're both right and the window has widened in both directions.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoI'd go further. On many topics, the Overton Window shattered. Let me start with the idea of a "personal Overton Window". It's the positions that an individual thinks are within the realm of reasonable discourse. Then society's Overton Window is composed of a bunch of individual ones. So, 40 or 50 years ago, it was clear to about 95% of people that gays could not marry. Those 95% gave society a clear Overton Window on the topic. But today, maybe 30% of people still have gay marriage outside their personal Overton Window. Maybe 40% not only have gay marriage in their personal Overton Window, but it is outside their personal Overton Window to not be totally accepting of gay marriage. This means that 70% of the population excludes at least 30% of the population from their personal Overton Window. As a result, no societal Overton Window is possible - we're just left with a bunch of conflicting personal ones.
- mistermann 9y agoAn even better explanation, by far.