When we have people who share our opinions then it is easy to argue them. We know that no matter what we do there will be someone else in the world who will back us up. But what happens when we stand alone? There is a quote that many reference to that is easier said than done. "Stand up for what you believe even if you stand alone." Even with this wisdom, courage is more difficult to come by than finding a quote.
Someone can truly believe in what they are saying and fight every opposition. After a while though most people will give up and while they may still have their beliefs they are more likely to pretend they don't. When everyone says the sky is blue but you see the sky as green you are not going to go against what everyone and everything says. This is the problem when it comes to minorities. They are taught that their beliefs are wrong and no one wants to say otherwise so even if they are not they feel alone.
Look at the rate of suicide among homosexual teens. They live their lives in the closet because no one they know is open about their sexuality. They hear in the hall every day words like "that's so gay" and "faggot". These young men and women feel so isolated that they are unlikely to fight for their point of view. I am not saying that there are no people in this world who are willing to fight for something in which they stand alone but there is an outstanding number of people who are frightened to stand by themselves and because of this will not argue their opinion.
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