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Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
– John Stuart Mill

Julian Morrison

September 2, 2004 at 8:24 pm

Or in the case of not-so-great movements: ridicule, discussion, adoption, collapse, petulant whining.
R C Dean

September 2, 2004 at 9:31 pm

Sometimes it feels like libertarians went straight from ridicule to petulant whining.
Blogbat

September 2, 2004 at 9:53 pm

Liberals traditionally prefer to move their ideas in this manner: petulant whining, adoption.

On the other hand a Lib in good standing will respond to the ideas of others such: name-calling, rejection, ridicule.
Guy Herbert

September 3, 2004 at 1:18 am

I’m not sure I’ve got to the ridicule stage, yet. I’m still at fear of immolation.
David Carr

September 3, 2004 at 3:04 am

This is a mis-quote. What J.S. Mill actually said was:

‘Every great movement must experience the Three Stooges: Larry, Curly and Mo.’
Rob Read

September 3, 2004 at 11:59 am

Have you been getting lib dem visitors???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3621340.stm

Maybe all is not lost for the Lib Dems, but can we get the Tories to make similar noises?
Ian Bennett

September 3, 2004 at 12:38 pm

I guess New Labour took those stages in reverse order.
David Gillies

September 3, 2004 at 10:34 pm

Sounds like Gandhi: “first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”