Effectively there’s a position that’s obviously correct
In politics, no position is obviously correct. Claiming that one’s own position is obviously correct or that history is on our side is just a way of browbeating others instead of actually making a case.
Claiming that the opponents of some newly viral idea are “on the wrong side of history” is like claiming that Klingon is the language of the future based on the growth rate when the number of speakers has actually gone from zero to a few hundred.
When you tell someone they are on the wrong side of history you are reminding them
No—you are telling them. To remind someone of a thing is to tell them what they already know. To talk of “reminding” in this context is to presume that they already know that they are wrong but won’t admit it, and is just another way of speaking in bad faith to avoid actually making a case.
In politics, no position is obviously correct. Claiming that one’s own position is obviously correct or that history is on our side is just a way of browbeating others instead of actually making a case.
Claiming that the opponents of some newly viral idea are “on the wrong side of history” is like claiming that Klingon is the language of the future based on the growth rate when the number of speakers has actually gone from zero to a few hundred.
No—you are telling them. To remind someone of a thing is to tell them what they already know. To talk of “reminding” in this context is to presume that they already know that they are wrong but won’t admit it, and is just another way of speaking in bad faith to avoid actually making a case.