What is Moderate Normalcy?
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A distinct and finite range of acceptable differences within the opinions or beliefs of a common or set populous.
Moderate normalcy is the familiar mid-range between agreement and disagreement pertaining to a specific viewpoint or opinion held by the general population. Moderate normalcy can be approximated by taking the outer extremes of two polarized groups, and finding the middle ground between the least extent of support one can possibly give to either side of an opinion, concept, idea, or belief (i.e. -I don’t care one way or another about {insert subject here}), and the maximum extent to which one can possibly support either side (i.e. -this is what I believe and if you don’t believe the same I will kill you).
Utilize below chart for clarification:
Moderate normalcy is the range of opinions that fall between the most extreme positive views for a thing and the most extreme negative views. In this chart, the moderate normalcy range for fan versus non-fan of
People who (would):
(6) Kill themselves for MJ;
(5) kill others for MJ;
(4) exclusively only listen to MJ songs;
(3) love all MJ songs;
(2) like all MJ songs;
(1) have a minimal appreciation of MJ as an artist;
(0)|No concern for, opinion of, or knowledge about MJ|(-0);
(-1) hold a mild disdain for MJ as an artist;
(-2) dislike all MJ songs;
(-3) hate all MJ songs;
(-4) exclusively listen to anti-MJ songs;
(-5) kill MJ;
(-6) kill people for playing MJ songs.
Notice, extremes beyond moderate normalcy are above 1/2 of the total of either opinion side, negative or positive (the mid point of each opinion or belief being 3 “People who love all MJ songs,” to, -3 “people who hate all MJ songs.”)
The opinions of people that fall outside of the common midpoints of each opinion or belief are extreme and therefore beyond levels of moderate normalcy.
Example one:
MJ: “I love animals! So, I won’t eat meat.”
V. M. Khan: “That is well within the bounds of moderate normalcy. Your view point is contrasted by a person who loves to eat meat.”
Example two:
MJ: “I believe plastic surgery is okay.”
V. M. Khan: “That is well within the confines of moderate normalcy. Your view point is oppositely paralleled by those who think plastic surgery is not okay.”
Example three:
MJ: “I think all my kids should be raised without ever seeing their mothers, and should all share my name, even my daughter.”
V. M. Khan: “… How about you let me hold on to a million dollars till next week?”
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