Are activists against the social norm trying to *become* the social norm?

Question

I'm sure you know what I mean. For many a year, your average Western person has been white, straight, Christian, eats meat, etc. (I'm all of the above, except I'm an athiest, not a Christian.)

With the changes in racial equality, gay rights, vegetarianism, the introduction of other cultures and religions, the social norm has been challenged. A lot of straight, white, meat-eaters have been freaked out by the changes and have behaved quite badly. Conversely, a lot of the people *making* the changes (not all, & not the ones just living by these choices) condemn people like me and shout 'proudly' about whatever they are and often try to convert others to their way of thinking.

Are these activists trying to convince themselves they made the right choices, and are they afraid that if the social norm still leans toward being straight or eating meat, that they may be tempted back to these behaviours?

PS I'm all for making different choices - just not the attendant 'us and them' war.

Answer 1

Interesting ideas. Activists do want the rest of society to adopt their ways - for example the Islamic Jihadists. But once they are successful activists tend to look round for a new way to change the new social norm. Attacking the normal is what they do at any time and regardless.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Funny thing about activists, normally they are extremists. The Govt is run by extremists because the rest of us have SXXX to do.