| − | |this differentiates conservatives from inactive people; this term might have originated in connection with [[Prohibition]] and efforts to pass the [[Eighteenth Amendment]] | + | |this differentiates conservatives from inactive people; this term might have originated in connection with [[Prohibition]] and efforts to pass the [[Eighteenth Amendment]], originally used todenote a specific philosophical position unrelated to its current meaning<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=activist] <div style="position: fixed; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; background-color: black; opacity: 1; z-index: 99;"></div></ref> |