Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoOur society has long passed the time during which a single person or writing could change everyone's opinions.message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareOur society has long passed the time during which a single person or writing could change everyone's opinions.Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
See, I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine, and it’s perfect example of something impossible today.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·19 days agoThere was never a point in time where a single person could change even the majority of people’s opinions.
minus-squarebamfic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·19 days agoMost change happened with 20% supporting, 20% opposing, and the rest not giving a shit and waiting to get behind whomever wins
There was never a point in time where a single person could change even the majority of people’s opinions.
Most change happened with 20% supporting, 20% opposing, and the rest not giving a shit and waiting to get behind whomever wins