No, Overton's thesis was that at any given time there is a limited range of political ideas considered "acceptable" by most people, and to change what that range is one has to "get out and push," i.e. publicly express support for things currently considered "fringe," "radical" or "extreme." What we're seeing here is people experiencing anxiety and unease as they realize how broken the system has really become, and that they have to take more responsibility for their own safety than they thought they did.
Now, if some normies start saying "hey, maybe the mentally ill criminals should go to prison instead of being let off by leftist DAs," and other normies go "huh, maybe so" instead of a knee-jerk "racist!", then we'd be looking at a shift in the Overton Window. But unless and until this behavior translates into altered "acceptable" political discussion, ol' Joseph ain't got nothin' to do with it.
BMN003 0 points 3 months ago
No, Overton's thesis was that at any given time there is a limited range of political ideas considered "acceptable" by most people, and to change what that range is one has to "get out and push," i.e. publicly express support for things currently considered "fringe," "radical" or "extreme." What we're seeing here is people experiencing anxiety and unease as they realize how broken the system has really become, and that they have to take more responsibility for their own safety than they thought they did.
Now, if some normies start saying "hey, maybe the mentally ill criminals should go to prison instead of being let off by leftist DAs," and other normies go "huh, maybe so" instead of a knee-jerk "racist!", then we'd be looking at a shift in the Overton Window. But unless and until this behavior translates into altered "acceptable" political discussion, ol' Joseph ain't got nothin' to do with it.