[Lerc]

Interestingly, considering my post above, I think that view of the Overton window misrepresents what Overton thought.

It was first and foremost a decription based on observation, but I think it conveyed that he felt that the Overton window was moved by vorces in the middle, and forces at the extremes moved it in the other direction.

There is a distinction to be made of how strongly the opinion is held compared to how much the opinion differs to the median view.

I think there is a correlation at the extremes, but I think the Just Stop Oil approach is deliberately splitting those two, performing extreme actions to promote a view that is not terribly extreme.

This is consistent with the view of the Overton window that the extremes repel and the moderate attracts.

Compare that to a vegan who doesn't campaign, but silently judges every meat eater as a murderer. If their views were more public, it may drive people the other way.