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As two examples:Pretty much all "progressive" causes were overwhelmingly at odds with mainstream opinion when first proposed but in due course, if the underlying issue has merit, acceptance grows.Obvious examples being the issue originally known as gay rights and separately environmental conservation. Both of those went from being extremely at odds with mainstream society to a situation of general acceptance in the space of one generation.Second is the GST. First suggested in Australia circa 1970, then again in 1985 and more seriously in 1993. It was finally implemented in the year 2000.The same could be said of various physical things eg bridges, railways, dams, roads etc. If the underlying idea has merit then it tends to never die. It might be knocked back the first time, it might be knocked back a few times but eventually it gets done.The Sydney Harbour Bridge was first proposed as far back as 1815 with the first serious work underway 111 years later albeit on a bigger and better bridge than that first proposed.The Snowy Hydro scheme was first proposed in the late 1800's, actual construction commencing in 1949 although the scheme as built is substantially different from that originally proposed.Plenty more like that including things that haven't been built but every now and then someone has another go and/or government has agreed to keep collecting data (eg weather, water flows, whatever is relevant) so as to inform any future decision.If a broad concept has merit then some version of it, one that overcomes identified problems, ends up being implemented. It's the genuine duds that tend to die out permanently.
As two examples:
Pretty much all "progressive" causes were overwhelmingly at odds with mainstream opinion when first proposed but in due course, if the underlying issue has merit, acceptance grows.
Obvious examples being the issue originally known as gay rights and separately environmental conservation. Both of those went from being extremely at odds with mainstream society to a situation of general acceptance in the space of one generation.
Second is the GST. First suggested in Australia circa 1970, then again in 1985 and more seriously in 1993. It was finally implemented in the year 2000.
The same could be said of various physical things eg bridges, railways, dams, roads etc. If the underlying idea has merit then it tends to never die. It might be knocked back the first time, it might be knocked back a few times but eventually it gets done.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was first proposed as far back as 1815 with the first serious work underway 111 years later albeit on a bigger and better bridge than that first proposed.
The Snowy Hydro scheme was first proposed in the late 1800's, actual construction commencing in 1949 although the scheme as built is substantially different from that originally proposed.
Plenty more like that including things that haven't been built but every now and then someone has another go and/or government has agreed to keep collecting data (eg weather, water flows, whatever is relevant) so as to inform any future decision.
If a broad concept has merit then some version of it, one that overcomes identified problems, ends up being implemented. It's the genuine duds that tend to die out permanently.
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