Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Poly Sci Lesson
Hat tip to Digby for pointing me to this in his discussion of the new nutbar anti-contraceptionist who now runs the Federal Family Planning Programs. I have understood the concept but didn't realize it had an actual name:
The Overton Window is a concept in political theory, named after the former vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy who developed the model. It describes a window of majority acceptable ideas in public discourse, from a spectrum of all possible options on an issue. It provides a plan of action to make the options one would prefer acceptable to the public by priming them not with the leaders of the political movement, but with media spokespeople.

The steps an idea takes to full legitimacy are roughly as follows:

* Unthinkable
* Radical
* Acceptable
* Sensible
* Popular
* Policy

It's a means of visualizing where to go, and how to assess progress.
This is the real religious rights bible .....

With the war on abortion going well, they're now working on getting rid of contraception, among other things.
Written at 9:57 AM by Greyhair.
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