So... IDK. Intellectually, I agree with this. Applied to the personal sphere, a company, family or whatever... being pro something else is probably the way to

So... IDK. Intellectually, I agree with this. Applied to the personal sphere, a company, family or whatever... being pro something else is probably the way to go. As a macro-political goal... perhaps not. For a big, hairy example, look at revolutions, or politics generally. Take the American, French or other republican revolution. They were anti-King. Democratic republics were an afterthought, something to fill the void. The Communist Manifesto is notably light on communism. Half of it is anti capitalism. The other half is anti other versions of socialism. Most independence movements of the last century+ were nationalist by default, the actual motivating sentiment was anti imperialism. The hole in the ozone layer was reverse by being anti-cfl, not pro-replacements. Meanwhile, solution-focused movements like the overfishing haven't been very effective. It's not a pleasant thought, but I think people are just easier to rally against something than for something.