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Most people don't share your most important beliefs and values e.g. about power, progress and freedom.

Why?

How do you explain this for yourself? Is your answer close to one of these options?
And can you guess my answer?
I think your answer generates your preferred political strategy / theory of change:

A) educate / raise awareness
B) negotiate for peace
C) demand justice
To put it another way, do you think most people are
My answer is B cuz I believe the fullness of human expression can only be occupied by many thousands of ppl, so converting someone to my position only diminishes the palette.

21% of you think I believe that cuz I'm too invested in not seeing my ignorance.
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