The Four Quadrants of Conformism 6 years ago
Excellent essay. I've been asking similar questions myself in the past couple of months, but in terms of European history.
If I see a conformist activist, the first thing I ask myself: In a real crisis, would this person be the next Oskar Schindler?
The answer is almost always "no".
If I see an aggressive activist, the question is: Would this person still be aggressive during an actual crisis.
In some cases, the answer is "yes". But in the majority of cases I doubt it and think they would just switch sides.