Explaining The Overton Window

[@Coco-572]

There’s another channel called Radical Moderate . I haven’t looked into it tho.

[@RadicalModeration]

Yeah... good thing there are many moderates! :)

[@hander9929]

how you say the world? most country not even think like that

[@RadicalModeration]

@@hander9929 each sovereign, and even each local nation or tribe has its own Overton window. The nation state’s Overton window is the sum total of each clan, tribe, community, state and nation state’s average aggregate of all its Overton Windows. That becomes the nation’s identity encompassing most but never all people in it. There are always people outside the window. The so called rebels or radicals. These groups, if given power, will pull to shift the Overton Window over themselves. That’s how radical ideas of a group yesterday become today’s mainstream ideas in that same group.

[@bphennesy]

It's never been my goal to feel 'in place', I see and agree with arguments from both sides as well as disagree with arguments from both sides. Both can be absolute liars and hypocrites on a particular subject. I've listened to the talking heads from both sides and each have proclaimed that moderates are those who are unable to make a decision which is incorrect. I simply refuse to pretend that the world is black and white.

[@RadicalModeration]

You just described the exact position of a Radical Moderate. It basically says we don't have all the answers and it takes civilized discourse to find a pragmatic solution to these problems. That nothing is black and white and the truth is hard to reach. Sometimes wisdom is all we can hope for rather than mere facts. The goal is to define that level of moderation and how we can get there. Cheers!

[@willhelmberkly3025]

Moderates: "Yeah, we will just compromise so that we can avoid the extremes on both sides of the political spectrum. Me: "Kinda how Germans decided to become fascists in order to avoid Marxism and the restoration of the monarchy?". Moderates: "Noooo! My Ego! I AM SOCRATES!".

[@RadicalModeration]

@@willhelmberkly3025 moderation is different than stoicism. Nobody said let’s roll over … but it does say there’s a space between rapid change and no change where ideas can be worked out before being implemented.