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> because that discomfort will help enact social changes they'd like to see. Yes, and they completely miss the fact that when other people make them feel uncom
by dane-pgp 6y ago
> because that discomfort will help enact social changes they'd like to see.
Yes, and they completely miss the fact that when other people make them feel uncomfortable, they don't respond by falling in line with the majority way of thinking, but instead react by becoming more radical or even violent.
- relaxing 6y agoWell of course. If you believe the status quo is unjust and want it to change, why would you fall in line with majority way of thinking?
- dane-pgp 6y agoI don't dispute the logic of people wanting to change an unjust status quo, I'm just trying to see the bigger picture, that the side supporting the status quo is worried that certain changes would cause society to degrade or become unstable. There probably are cases where making people feel uncomfortable does lead to them changing their minds and accepting the position of the person making them uncomfortable, but I think the assumption should be that supporters of the status quo will just become more entrenched if they see people trying to make them uncomfortable, just as those working against injustice can become more committed to their cause when they face opposition.
- relaxing 6y agoThere is a long history of progressive social movements we can look back on for evidence. Humans, on the whole, succumb to pressure to conform. And rightly so, the alternative is antisocial; sociopathy.