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What's your definition of "good" ? In the past, the right for women to vote, to get an abortion, for gays to be married, for blacks to vote without fear of harm
by Ajay-p 2y ago
What's your definition of "good" ? In the past, the right for women to vote, to get an abortion, for gays to be married, for blacks to vote without fear of harm, were all "unpopular-to-power opinions" and deemed "bad." It only becomes "good" when you personally believe it to be.
- abenga 2y agoThat's why I clarified using "generally popular". I mean more like "keeping with today's mores", which is admittedly a moving target in the long term.
- abenga 2y agoThat's why I clarified using "generally popular". I mean more like "keeping with today's mores", which is admittedly a moving target in the long term.
- Ajay-p 2y agoOk, I understand, but the mores of the day can go in the wrong direction. We hope they are positive but there's no guarantee they will be today, or in the future. However your comment raises one major point about mores of the day: They were accepted then but found later to be awful. People can be wrong and later realize their mistake, it's not something we think about when supporting a cause; how will I be viewed in the future for this? Maybe we should.. Until then, anonymity in donating allows someone to express their opinions as they see the mores of the day to be, now, without fear of retribution, and protected for the distant future when they've realized how wrong they were and changed.