The word controversial implies in its nature controversy which means debate.
Overton was speaking about politicians.
If you take an example like LSD legalization, it was unthinkable for a mainstream politician to speak about it 10 years ago.
There were no controversies about mainstream politicians advocating LSD legalization. It was just something that wasn’t done. Today, I would guess LSD legalization is in the bucket of radical positions. It’s however also not a position that faces a lot of controversies.
The word controversial implies in its nature controversy which means debate.
Overton was speaking about politicians.
If you take an example like LSD legalization, it was unthinkable for a mainstream politician to speak about it 10 years ago.
There were no controversies about mainstream politicians advocating LSD legalization. It was just something that wasn’t done. Today, I would guess LSD legalization is in the bucket of radical positions. It’s however also not a position that faces a lot of controversies.