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As per most things these days ... there's a core 30% of nutjobs who will not change for anything. Another 10-20% ride along with them and balance against the mo
by LightBug1 1y ago
As per most things these days ... there's a core 30% of nutjobs who will not change for anything. Another 10-20% ride along with them and balance against the moderates and, together, they either shift the Overton window, or outright win.
It'll take probably 5-10 years before the 10-20% own up to "being had".
And, by then, the damage will have been done. And you'll only start to be thinking about how to repair it then ... and then that will take a generation to execute and recover from.
Source: Brexit.
- anigbrowl 1y agoIt's also instructive to look at American attitudes toward the Iraq war. I'm pretty sure that many people who now say it was a terrible idea and that they voted for Trump because they don't want to be in any more wars were absolutely rock-ribbed supporters of it at the time. Asking if they think Obama did a good job in extricating the US from that conflict serves as a useful litmus test.
- Aurornis 1y ago> It'll take probably 5-10 years before the 10-20% own up to "being had". Approval numbers are already declining rapidly on key issues. The main effects of tariffs haven’t even hit them yet.
- LightBug1 1y agoSure thing - might happen quicker. Hopefully. But honestly, there's one thing being "disapproving" and a whole different thing getting people to admit they were wrong. And either way - given it doesn't matter who disapproving any of us are - the 5-10 year time frame is realistic as given your political terms.