Pushing back against aggressive voices

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For the National Post, I wrote about the importance of not allowing aggressive, radical voices to dominate our society:

How do you know what the majority of people think?

Perhaps, it’s through media coverage. Or doom scrolling through trending topics on social media. Maybe you shower, leave the confines of your home and attempt to gather a sampling of sentiments from those around you IRL — like family, friends and peers. Perhaps you even risk talking to a stranger or two. I mean, they don’t really bite, do they?

But despite your best effort, how accurate is your perception, really?

[…] Figuring out what others think is a particularly difficult task when the radical, loud cacophony of voices dominates the discourse.

[…] The majority of people remain silent, and it is their quiet compliance that gives the radicals …